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Is Goldenfry original gravy granules ultra-processed?

300 g Dehydrated sauces Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Goldenfry original gravy granules

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:

  • 16 ingredients
  • 5 additives

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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

Potato Starch, Palm Oil, Salt, WHEAT Flour (contains Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Ammonia Caramel, Flavouring, Monosodium Glutamate, Disodium Guanylate, SOYA Lecithin, including cereals containing gluten, please see ingredients in bold, Contains 60 servings

Additives: E150c Ammonia caramel , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E621 Monosodium glutamate , E627 Disodium guanylate

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E150c Ammonia caramel.

As written on the pack

Potato Starch, Palm Oil, Salt, WHEAT Flour (contains Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Colour (Ammonia Caramel), Flavouring (contains SOYA), Flavour Enhancers (Monosodium Glutamate, Disodium Guanylate), Emulsifier (SOYA Lecithin). Allergy Advice: For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, please see ingredients in bold Contains 60 servings

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.

  • E150c Ammonia caramel Ammonia caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars with ammonia compounds.
  • E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
  • E621 Monosodium glutamate Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, made by fermentation and used to strengthen savoury taste.
  • E627 Disodium guanylate Disodium guanylate is a flavour enhancer usually used together with MSG.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
2 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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 50 dehydrated sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 25th. 96% of the dehydrated 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 50 dehydrated sauces, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010105001760, last edited 11 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.