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Is ENCONA sweet ultra-processed?

142ml Hot sauces Sold in the United Kingdom, France and Germany

Pack of ENCONA sweet

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:

  • 24 ingredients
  • 5 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

sugar syrup, water, chili mash (chillies, water, salt, acetic acid), sugar, salt, lime juice concentrate, garlic, stabiliser, xanthan gum (e415), color (paprika extract (e160c)), spirit vinegar, preservative (potassium sorbate (e202)), acidity regulator (citric acid (e330))

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E202 Potassium sorbate , E260 Acetic acid , E330 Citric acid , E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

sugar syrup, water, chili mash (chillies, water, salt, acetic acid) (15%), sugar, salt, lime juice concentrate, garlic, stabiliser, xanthan gum (e415), color: paprika extract (e160c), spirit vinegar, preservative: potassium sorbate (e202), acidity regulator: citric acid (e330),

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.

  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
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.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 184 hot sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 162nd. 70% of the hot 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 184 hot sauces, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 50761180, last edited 29 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.