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Is Coles Classic Tzatziki Dip ultra-processed?

Tzatzikis Sold in Australia

Pack of Coles Classic Tzatziki Dip

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 14 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed tzatzikis

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Yoghurt 77% (Milk, Milk, Skimmed Milk, Cream, Starter Culture), Cucumber 16%, Garlic Paste, Canola Oil, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Salt, Red Wine Vinegar, Thickener (415)

Additives: E415 Xanthan gum

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E415 Xanthan gum.

As written on the pack

Yoghurt (77%) [Milk, Milk Solids, Skimmed Milk, Cream, Starter Culture], Cucumber (16%), Garlic Paste, Canola Oil, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Salt, Red Wine Vinegar, Thickener (415).

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.
2 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 18 tzatzikis

From least to most processed, this one ranks 14th. 39% of the tzatzikis here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 18 tzatzikis, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9300601323388, last edited 21 June 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.