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Is Ken's Steak House Northern Italian with Basil & Romano Dressing & Marinade ultra-processed?

30 g Salad dressings Sold in the United States

Pack of Ken's Steak House Northern Italian with Basil & Romano Dressing & Marinade

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
  • 5 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

water, vinegar, vegetable oil (soybean, canola), romano cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), salt, contains less than 2% of sugar, garlic, basil, red bell pepper, onion, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate (preservative), natural flavor, spice, lemon juice concentrate, calcium disodium edta (to protect flavor), annatto, turmeric (color), beta carotene (color)

Additives: E160a Carotene , E160ai Beta-carotene , E202 Potassium sorbate , E385 Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate , E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

WATER, VINEGAR, VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN AND/OR CANOLA), ROMANO CHEESE (CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), SALT, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SUGAR, GARLIC,* BASIL, RED BELL PEPPER, * ONION,* XANTHAN GUM, POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE), NATURAL FLAVOR, SPICE, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA (TO PROTECT FLAVOR), ANNATTO AND TURMERIC (COLOR), BETA CAROTENE (COLOR).

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.

  • E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
  • 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.
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.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • 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 191st. 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 0041335000983, last edited 12 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.