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Is Ken's Steak House Buttermilk Ranch Dressing ultra-processed?

29 g Salad dressings Sold in the United States

Pack of Ken's Steak House Buttermilk Ranch Dressing

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:

  • 28 ingredients
  • 9 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

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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

soybean oil, buttermilk, water, vinegar, sugar, egg yolk, salt, contains less than 2% of garlic juice, monosodium glutamate, onion, polysorbate 60, whey, maltodextrin, natural flavor, xanthan gum, phosphoric acid, spice, sorbic acid (preservative), lemon juice concentrate, vinegar, sour cream, lactic acid, propylene glycol alginate, milk, citric acid, calcium disodium edta (to protect flavor)

Additives: E200 Sorbic acid , E270 Lactic acid , E330 Citric acid , E338 Phosphoric acid , E385 Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate , E405 Propane-1‚2-diol alginate , E415 Xanthan gum , E435 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate , E621 Monosodium glutamate

As written on the pack

SOYBEAN OIL, CULTURED BUTTERMILK, WATER, VINEGAR, SUGAR, EGG YOLK, SALT, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF GARLIC JUICE, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, ONION JUICE, POLYSORBATE 60, WHEY, MALTODEXTRIN, NATURAL FLAVOR, XANTHAN GUM, PHOSPHORIC ACID, SPICE, SORBIC ACID (PRESERVATIVE), LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, VINEGAR POWDER, SOUR CREAM POWDER, LACTIC ACID, PROPYLENE GLYCOL ALGINATE,MILK, CITRIC ACID, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA (TO PROTECT FLAVOR).

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.

  • E405 Propane-1‚2-diol alginate A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • E435 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
  • E621 Monosodium glutamate Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, made by fermentation and used to strengthen savoury taste.
  • 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.

  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
  • Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
4 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.

  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 252 salad dressings

From least to most processed, this one ranks 239th. 85% of the salad dressings 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 252 salad dressings, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0041335000549, last edited 18 May 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.