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Is El Taco Truck Cheezy sauce ultra-processed?

200 ml Vegan sauces Sold in Sweden

Pack of El Taco Truck Cheezy sauce

Yes, it's ultra-processed

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

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 18 ingredients
  • 9 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed vegan 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

Rapsolja, vatten, salt, chili, vinäger, socker, ättiksprit, svartpeppar, arom, e202, e211, e412, e415, e1442, e1450, e392, e160a, e160c

Additives: E1442 Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate , E1450 Starch sodium octenyl succinate , E160a Carotene , E160c Paprika extract , E202 Potassium sorbate , E211 Sodium benzoate , E392 Extracts of rosemary , E412 Guar gum , E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

Rapsolja, vatten, salt, chili, vinäger, socker, ättiksprit, svartpeppar, arom, konserveringsmedel (E202, E211), förtjockningsmedel (E412, E415, E1442, E1450), antioxidationsmedel (E392), färgämne (E160a, E160c).

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.

  • E1442 Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate is a chemically modified starch used to thicken and stabilise desserts, sauces and soups.
  • E1450 Starch sodium octenyl succinate 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.
  • E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • 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.
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  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.

  • 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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 36 vegan sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 35th. 86% of the vegan sauces 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 36 vegan sauces, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7350115940207, last edited 22 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.