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Is Italiamo Balsamic Vinegar ultra-processed?

Balsamic vinegars Sold in the United Kingdom and Italy

Pack of Italiamo Balsamic Vinegar

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:

  • 12 ingredients
  • 1 additive

Less processed balsamic vinegars

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

quot, balsamic vinegar of modena i, g, p, quot, concentrated grape must, glucose syrup, wine vinegar, modified corn starch, sugar, thickening (xanthan gum)

Additives: E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

65% ,quot,balsamic vinegar of modena i,g,p,,quot,* (wine vinegar*, concentrated grape must*, dye: ammonia sulphite caramel*), concentrated grape must*, glucose syrup, wine vinegar*, modified corn starch, sugar, thickening: xanthan gum, *contains sulphites,

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.
  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.

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.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Glucose syrup Glucose syrup is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 41 balsamic vinegars

From least to most processed, this one ranks 40th. 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 20158439, 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.