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Is Heinz Sandwich Spread ultra-processed?

300g Fats Sold in the United Kingdom, the United States and France

Pack of Heinz Sandwich Spread

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:

  • 27 ingredients
  • 5 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed fats

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

spirit vinegar, sugar, cabbage (contains preservative, sulphites), rapeseed oil, water, carrots, gherkins (contain firming agent, calcium chloride), modified cornflour, salt, onions, egg yolks, red peppers, mustard, stabilisers, guar gum, xanthan gum, spice extracts, spices, herb extract, flavourings, colour, riboflavin, vegetables 35%

Additives: E101 Riboflavin , E101i Riboflavin , E412 Guar gum , E415 Xanthan gum , E509 Calcium chloride

As written on the pack

spirit vinegar, sugar, cabbage (contains preservative - sulphites), rapeseed oil, water, carrots, gherkins (contain firming agent - calcium chloride), modified cornflour, salt, onions, egg yolks, red peppers, mustard, stabilisers - guar gum and xanthan gum, spice extracts, spices, herb extract (contains celery), flavourings, colour - riboflavin. vegetables 35%.

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.

  • E101 Riboflavin Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
  • 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.
  • Firming agent Firming agents keep fruit and vegetable tissue crisp or firm through processing and storage.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Modified flour An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 914 fats

From least to most processed, this one ranks 901st. 31% of the fats 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 914 fats, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000157076021, last edited 5 June 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.