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

29 g Salad dressings Sold in the United States

Pack of KEN'S Steak House Lite 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:

  • 38 ingredients
  • 6 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

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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

water, vegetable oil (soybean, canola), distilled vinegar, maltodextrin, parmesan cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), salt, enzymes, salt, sugar, cellulose gel, cellulose gum, contains less than 2% of (garlic), lemon juice concentrate, egg yolk, olive oil, spices, titanium dioxide (for color), xanthan gum, natural flavor (milk), lactic acid, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, calcium disodium edta as preservatives, onion, molasses, corn syrup, caramel color, anchovy, tamarind, dried

Additives: E150c Ammonia caramel , E171 Titanium dioxide , E202 Potassium sorbate , E270 Lactic acid , E415 Xanthan gum , E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose

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

As written on the pack

WATER, VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN AND/OR CANOLA), DISTILLED VINEGAR, MALTODEXTRIN, PARMESAN CHEESE (CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), SALT, ENZYMES), SALT, SUGAR, CELLULOSE GEL AND CELLULOSE GUM, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: GARLIC, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, EGG YOLK, OLIVE OIL, SPICES, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (FOR COLOR), XANTHAN GUM, NATURAL FLAVOR (MILK), LACTIC ACID, POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM BENZOATE AND CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA AS PRESERVATIVES, ONION,* MOLASSES, CORN SYRUP, CARAMEL COLOR, ANCHOVY (FISH), TAMARIND. *DRIED

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.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose Carboxymethyl cellulose is a thickener made by chemically modifying cellulose from wood or cotton.
  • 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.
5 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.
  • 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 252 salad dressings

From least to most processed, this one ranks 243rd. 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 0041335334255, last edited 30 August 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.