Is Coles Special Burger Sauce ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 20 ingredients
- 6 additives
- Nutri-Score E
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
canola oil (antioxidant (304)), vinegar, water, sugar (processing marker), mustard, gherkin (lactic acid), egg yolk, modified tapioca starch (ultra-processing marker), onion, salt (processing marker), xanthan gum (ultra-processing marker), citric acid, mustard, potassium sorbate (processing marker), herbs, paprika oleoresin (ultra-processing marker), carotene
Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E202 Potassium sorbate , E270 Lactic acid , E304 Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid , E330 Citric acid , E415 Xanthan gum
As written on the pack
canola oil [antioxidant (304)], vinegar, water, sugar, mustard, gherkin [lactic acid]. egg yolk, modified tapioca starch, onion, salt, xanthan gum, citric acid, mustard extract, potassium sorbate, herbs, paprika oleoresin, carotene. allergy advice contains egg.
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.
- E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
- E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
- Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
4 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.
- E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Among 23 burger sauces
From least to most processed, this one ranks 14th. 91% of the burger sauces here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9310645216539, last edited 13 July 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 E (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.