Is Dot's Homestyle Pretzels ultra-processed?

1 oz Pretzel Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Maltodextrin
E412 Guar gum
E415 Xanthan gum
E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose

21 ingredients
5 additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed pretzel

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

enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced ron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin folic acid), vegetable oil canola oil, corn oil (processing marker), &, or soybean oil (processing marker), salt (processing marker), CONTAINS 2% and LESS OF NATURAL and ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), buttermilk orn syrup, dehydrat ed ligosodium glutamate spices hydrated onion, lactic acid, calcium lactate citric acid, xanthan gum (ultra-processing marker), cellulose gum (ultra-processing marker), guar gum (ultra-processing marker), yeast

Additives: E270 Lactic acid , E330 Citric acid , E412 Guar gum , E415 Xanthan gum , E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose

As written on the pack

ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED RON. THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE OIL CANOLA OIL, CORN OIL, &/OR SOYBEAN OIL), SALT, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, MALTODEXTRIN, BUTTERMILK ORN SYRUP, DEHYDRAT ED LIGOSODIUM GLUTAMATE SPICES HYDRATED ONION, LACTIC ACID, CALCIUM LACTATE CITRIC ACID. XANTHAN GUM, CELLULOSE GUM, GUAR GUM, YEAST.

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.

E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose Carboxymethyl cellulose is a thickener made by chemically modifying cellulose from wood or cotton.

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.

Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.

3 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.

Salty snacks Products in the category "Salty snacks" are at least group 3.
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 64 pretzel

From least to most processed, this one ranks 56th. 63% of the pretzel 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 64 pretzel, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0855712008116, last edited 22 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 C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.