Is Kraft Thousand Island Dressing ultra-processed?

16 fl oz Salad dressings Sold in the United States and France

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E415 Xanthan gum

24 ingredients
4 additives
Nutri-Score E

Less processed 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 (processing marker), tomato puree (water, tomato paste), vinegar, sugar (processing marker), water, pickles, egg yolks, salt (processing marker), contains less than 2% of natural flavor, mustard flour, dried onions, xanthan gum (ultra-processing marker), red bell peppers, citric acid, paprika, oleoresin turmeric, potassium sorbate (processing marker), calcium disodium edta (to protect flavor (processing marker)), kraft foods global, inc, northe aft foods

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E330 Citric acid , E385 Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate , E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

soybean oil, tomato puree (water, tomato paste), vinegar, sugar, water, chopped pickles, egg yolks, salt, contains less than 2% of natural flavor, mustard flour, dried onions, xanthan gum, dried red bell peppers, citric acid, paprika, oleoresin turmeric, potassium sorbate and calcium disodium edta (to protect flavor) contains: egg kraft foods global, inc. northe aft foods

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.

E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.

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.
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 252 salad dressings

From least to most processed, this one ranks 87th. 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 0021000644735, last edited 15 June 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.