Is Embasa Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce ultra-processed?
It's processed, but not ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Whole foods combined with:
- 11 ingredients
- No additives
- Nutri-Score B
Less processed sauces
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Water, tomato paste, Chipotle peppers, distilled vinegar, corn oil (processing marker), iodized salt (processing marker) (contains potassium iodate), corn starch (processing marker), onion powder, garlic powder, spices
As written on the pack
Water, tomato paste, Dried Chipotle peppers, distilled vinegar, corn oil, iodized salt (contains potassium iodate), corn starch, onion powder, garlic powder, spices.
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.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Category rules
Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.
- Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
Among 11 pepper sauces
From least to most processed, this one ranks 4th. 55% of the pepper sauces here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0075386048588, last edited 20 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 B (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.