Is Kraft Balsamic Vinaigrette ultra-processed?

16 fl oz Vinaigrettes 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:

E160c Paprika extract

23 ingredients
5 additives
Nutri-Score E

Less processed vinaigrettes

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, balsamic vinegar, wine \“ine‘gar grape juice, water, sdybean oil, sugar (processing marker), canola oilsalt contains less tha 2% of dried garlic, mu'diard, distilled vinegar, mustard seed, water, salt (processing marker), white wine, tartaric acid, citric acid, spicei, spice, \anthw gum, parsley, oleoresin paprika (ultra-processing marker), potassium sorbate (processing marker), calcium disodium edta, to protect elm 0“

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E202 Potassium sorbate , E330 Citric acid , E334 L(+)-tartaric acid , E385 Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate

As written on the pack

Water, balsamic vinegar (wine \“ine‘gar grape juice, water , sdybean oil, sugar, canola oilsalt contains less tha 2% of dried garlic, dijon mu'diard (distilled vinegar, mustard seed, water, salt, white wine, tartaric acid, citric acid, spicei, spice, \anthw gum, dried parsley, oleoresin paprika, potassium sorbate and calcium disodium edta (to protect elm 0“

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.

E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.

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.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 29 vinaigrettes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 16th. 83% of the vinaigrettes 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 29 vinaigrettes, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0021000002825, last edited 29 July 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.