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Is Glaze with Balsamic Vinegar of Modena ultra-processed?

Balsamic vinegars Sold in the United Kingdom

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:

  • 14 ingredients
  • 4 additives

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Grape must, Balsamic Vinegar of Modena (Aceto Balsamico di Modena IGP, wine vinegar, grape must, colour (plain caramel), antioxidant), Wine vinegar, Thickener (guar gum), Stabiliser (xanthan gum), Antioxidant

Additives: E150a Plain caramel , E220 Sulphur dioxide , E412 Guar gum , E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

Grape must concentrate (contains sulphites), Balsamic Vinegar of Modena (Aceto Balsamico di Modena IGP) (20%), (wine vinegar, grape must concentrate (contains sulphites), colour (plain caramel), antioxidant (sulphur dioxide)), Wine vinegar, Thickener (guar gum), Stabiliser (xanthan gum), Antioxidant (sulphur dioxide).

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.

  • E150a Plain caramel Plain caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars.
  • 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.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 41 balsamic vinegars

From least to most processed, this one ranks 41st. 37% of the balsamic vinegars 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 41 balsamic vinegars, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010251507796, last edited 27 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.