Is Culinary Treasures Jalapeño Lime Aioli ultra-processed?

750ml Aiolis Sold in Canada

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Sugar
Vegetable oil

13 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score E

Less processed sauces

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

Vegetable oil (processing marker) (canola oil, extra virgin olive oil), Water, Red jalapeño peppers, egg yolk, Garlic, Vinegar, Sugar (processing marker), Salt (processing marker), lime juice, Acetic acid, Calcium disodium EDTA

Additives: E260 Acetic acid , E385 Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate

As written on the pack

Vegetable oil (canola oil, extra virgin olive oil), Water, Red jalapeño peppers, Frozen egg yolk, Garlic, Vinegar, Sugar, Salt, Concentrated lime juice, Acetic acid, Calcium disodium EDTA. Contains: Eggs.

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 17 aiolis

From least to most processed, this one ranks 7th. 59% of the aiolis 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 17 aiolis, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0066019200251, last edited 15 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 E (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.