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Is KEN'S Steak House Creamy Caesar Dressing ultra-processed?

Caesar salad dressings Sold in the United States

Pack of KEN'S Steak House Creamy Caesar 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:

  • 36 ingredients
  • 8 additives

Less processed caesar salad dressings

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, water, distilled vinegar, egg yolk, parmesan cheese (pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), salt, contains less than 2% of olive oil, garlic, sugar, lemon juice concentrate, spice, natural flavor, egg, titanium dioxide (color), onion, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate (preservatives), propylene glycol alginate, molasses, lactic acid, corn syrup, caramel color, garlic, calcium disodium edta (to protect flavor), tamarind, celery seed, anchovies, maltodextrin

Additives: E150c Ammonia caramel , E171 Titanium dioxide , E202 Potassium sorbate , E211 Sodium benzoate , E270 Lactic acid , E385 Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate , E405 Propane-1‚2-diol alginate , E415 Xanthan gum

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

As written on the pack

soybean oil, water, distilled vinegar, egg yolk, parmesan cheese (pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), salt, contains less than 2% of olive oil, garlic, sugar, lemon juice concentrate, spice, natural flavor, egg, titanium dioxide (color), onion,* xanthan gum, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate (preservatives), propylene glycol alginate, molasses, lactic acid, corn syrup, caramel color, garlic, *calcium disodium edta (to protect flavor), tamarind, celery seed, anchovies, maltodextrin,

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.
  • E171 Titanium dioxide Titanium dioxide is a white pigment.
  • 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.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • 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.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
6 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.

  • E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
  • 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.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 8 caesar salad dressings

From least to most processed, this one ranks 8th. 75% of the caesar 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 8 caesar salad dressings, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0041335001768, last edited 1 April 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.