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Is Delphi foods Smoky Aubergine Dip Baba Ganoush ultra-processed?

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Pack of Delphi foods Smoky Aubergine Dip Baba Ganoush

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

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

Whole foods combined with:

  • 16 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed dips

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

Aubergine 73.1% (of eggplant 98%, salt, acidity regulator (citric acid)), tahini paste, vegetable oil (rapeseed vegetable oil), water, lemon, salt, preservative (potassium sorbate), garlic puree, black pepper, cumin

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Aubergine pulp (73.1%) [pulp of roasted eggplant (98%), salt, acidity regulator: citric acid], tahini paste: (sesame seed), vegetable oil (rapeseed), water, lemon concentrate, salt, preservative: potassium sorbate, garlic puree, ground black pepper, ground cumin. For allergens see ingredients in bold.

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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

Preservation and traditional processing

Keep food safe or ferment it, like preservatives and cultures. A sign of processing, not ultra-processing.

  • 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.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 433 dips

From least to most processed, this one ranks 216th. 43% of the dips 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 433 dips, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5018811000107, last edited 18 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.