Is Dean's French Onion DIP ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 25 ingredients
- 12 additives
- Nutri-Score D
Less processed dips
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Skim milk, whey (ultra-processing marker), palm oil, water, salt (processing marker), modified corn starch (ultra-processing marker), lactic acid, gelatin (ultra-processing marker), granulated sugar (processing marker), citric acid, distilled vinegar, sodium hexametaphosphate (ultra-processing marker), parsley, potassium sorbate (processing marker), carrageenan (ultra-processing marker), hydrolyzed soy protein, hydrolyzed torula and brewer's yeast protein, hydrolyzed corn, soy protein, monosodium glutamate (ultra-processing marker), locust bean gum (ultra-processing marker), soy lecithin (ultra-processing marker), guar gum (ultra-processing marker), milk, soy
Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E270 Lactic acid , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E330 Citric acid , E407 Carrageenan , E410 Locust bean gum , E412 Guar gum , E428 Gelatine , E452 Polyphosphates , E452i Sodium polyphosphate , E621 Monosodium glutamate
As written on the pack
Skim milk, whey (milk), palm oil, water, salt, modified corn starch, lactic acid, gelatin, granulated sugar, citric acid, distilled vinegar, sodium hexametaphosphate, parsley, potassium sorbate, carrageenan, hydrolyzed soy protein, hydrolyzed torula and brewer's yeast protein, hydrolyzed corn and soy protein, monosodium glutamate, locust bean gum, soy lecithin, guar gum, dehydrated milk, dehydrated soy.
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.
- E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
- E407 Carrageenan Carrageenan is a thickener and gelling agent extracted from red seaweed, used widely in dairy desserts, plant-based drinks and processed meats.
- E410 Locust bean gum Locust bean gum (carob gum) is a thickener and stabiliser from the seeds of the carob tree.
- E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
- E428 Gelatine Gelatine is a gelling agent made from collagen in animal skin and bones.
- E452 Polyphosphates Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
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- E621 Monosodium glutamate Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, made by fermentation and used to strengthen savoury taste.
- 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.
Substances rarely used in home kitchens
Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.
- Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
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 433 dips
From least to most processed, this one ranks 428th. 43% of the dips here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0071840300063, last edited 21 September 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 D (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.