Is Heinz Chilli Base ultra-processed?
It's processed, but not ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Whole foods combined with:
- 15 ingredients
- 1 additive
- Nutri-Score A
Less processed sauces
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Tomatoes, Onion, Carrots, Celery, Sea Salt (processing marker), Smoked Paprika 0.34%, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Chilli 0.15%, Coriander Seed, Dried Onion, Dried Oregano, Garlic, Black Pepper, Cumin 0
Additives: E330 Citric acid
As written on the pack
Tomatoes, Onion, Carrots, Celery, Sea Salt, Smoked Paprika 0.34%, Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid, Chilli Powder 0.15%, Ground Coriander Seed, Dried Onion, Dried Oregano, Garlic Powder, Black Pepper, Cumin 0.08% may contain Peanuts, Almonds, Mustard
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.
Among 2,964 sauces
From least to most processed, this one ranks 974th. 60% of the sauces here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000157150417, 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.
- 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 A (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.