Is Flying Goose Sriracha Hot Chilli Sås ultra-processed?

455ml Hot sauces Sold in the United Kingdom, the United States and 3 more countries

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavour enhancer
E415 Xanthan gum
E621 Monosodium glutamate

16 ingredients
5 additives
Nutri-Score E

Less processed hot 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

Chili 61%, Flytande socker 25% (Socker (processing marker) 67%, vatten 33%), Salt (processing marker) 5.1%, Vitlök 5%, Vatten 2.86%, Smakförstärkare (ultra-processing marker) (e621 (ultra-processing marker) 0.5%), Stabiliseringsmedel (e415 (ultra-processing marker) 0.3%), Surhetsreglerande medel (e260 0.1%), e330 0.05%, Konserveringsmedel (processing marker) 0.09% (e202 (processing marker))

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E260 Acetic acid , E330 Citric acid , E415 Xanthan gum , E621 Monosodium glutamate

As written on the pack

Chili 61%, Flytande socker 25% (Socker 67%, vatten 33%), Salt 5,1%, Vitlök 5,0%, Vatten 2,86%, Smakförstärkare: E621 0,5%, Stabiliseringsmedel: E415 0,3%, Surhetsreglerande medel: E260 0,1%, E330 0,05%, Konserveringsmedel(E202) 0.09%.

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.

E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
E621 Monosodium glutamate Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, made by fermentation and used to strengthen savoury taste.
Flavour enhancer Flavour enhancers such as monosodium glutamate (E621) strengthen savoury taste without adding a flavour of their own.

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 159th. 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 0087666052802, last edited 1 August 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.