Is Kraft Three cheese ranch ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 21 ingredients
- 9 additives
- Nutri-Score E
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
water, vegetable oil (processing marker), sugar (processing marker), parmesan cheese (processing marker), salt (processing marker), vinegar, modified corn starch (ultra-processing marker), milk ingredients (ultra-processing marker), cheddar cheese (processing marker), romano cheese (processing marker), seasonings, phosphoric acid, xanthan gum (ultra-processing marker), natural flavour (ultra-processing marker), polysorbate 60 (ultra-processing marker), sorbic acid, beta carotene (ultra-processing marker), annatto (ultra-processing marker), sodium phosphate, calcium disodium edta, lactic acid
Additives: E160a Carotene , E160ai Beta-carotene , E160b Annatto , E200 Sorbic acid , E270 Lactic acid , E338 Phosphoric acid , E385 Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate , E415 Xanthan gum , E435 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate
As written on the pack
water, vegetable oil, sugar, parmesan cheese (milk), salt, vinegar, modified corn starch, modified milk ingredients, cheddar cheese, romano cheese, seasonings, phosphoric acid, xanthan gum, natural flavour, polysorbate 60, sorbic acid, beta carotene and annatto, sodium phosphate, calcium disodium edta, lactic acid.
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.
- E160b Annatto Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
- E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
- E435 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
- Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
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.
- Milk An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
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.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- 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.
Among 23 burger sauces
From least to most processed, this one ranks 19th. 91% of the burger sauces here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0068100903652, last edited 27 February 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.