Is Kinder’s Dipping Sauce, The Chicken Sauce ultra-processed?

22 oz Variety packs Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

23 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score E

Less processed variety packs

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 (processing marker), sugar (processing marker), tomato puree (water, tomato paste), water, vinegar, egg yolk, yellow mustard (water, vinegar, mustard seed, salt (processing marker), turmeric, paprika), salt (processing marker), red jalapeno puree, molasses (processing marker), onion, garlic, lactic acid, natural smoke flavor (ultra-processing marker), spices

Additives: E270 Lactic acid

As written on the pack

SOYBEAN OIL*, SUGAR, TOMATO PUREE* (WATER, TOMATO PASTE*), WATER, VINEGAR, EGG YOLK*, YELLOW MUSTARD* (WATER, VINEGAR*, MUSTARD SEED*, SALT, TURMERIC*, PAPRIKA*), SALT, RED JALAPENO PUREE*, MOLASSES*, ONION POWDER*, GARLIC POWDER*, LACTIC ACID, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR, SPICES*. *ORGANIC CONTAINS: EGG.

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.

Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

3 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.

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 53 variety packs

From least to most processed, this one ranks 30th. 62% of the variety packs 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 53 variety packs, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0755795758000, last edited 30 January 2025), 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.