Is Kraft Vinaigrette (césar Crémeuse ) ultra-processed?

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:

Glucose
Thickener
E435 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate

30 ingredients
4 additives
Nutri-Score D

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, soybean oil (processing marker), n parmesan, romano cheese (processing marker), corn syrup (ultra-processing marker), liquid egg yolk, vinegar, sugar (processing marker), modified v cornstarch, salt (processing marker), garlic, spices p, seasonings (p soy), anchovy paste, lactic acid (enhances tartness), lemon to juice concentrate, dried onions, c natural flavour, sorbic acid (maintains quality), xanthan f gum (thickener (ultra-processing marker)), polysorbate 60 (ultra-processing marker) (prevents oil separation), dried garlic, calcium disodium edta (maintains flavour), anchovy

Additives: E200 Sorbic acid , E270 Lactic acid , E385 Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate , E435 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate

As written on the pack

water, soybean oil, n parmesan and romano cheese (contains milk), corn syrup, liquid egg yolk, vinegar, sugar, modified v cornstarch, salt, garlic, spices p and seasonings (contains wheat, p soy), anchovy paste, lactic acid (enhances tartness), lemon to juice concentrate, dried onions, c natural flavour, sorbic acid (maintains quality), xanthan f gum (thickener), polysorbate 60 (prevents oil separation), dried garlic, calcium disodium edta (maintains flavour). contains: milk, egg, wheat, soy, anchovy.

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.

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.
Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.

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.

Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.

4 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.
Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 29 vinaigrettes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 26th. 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 0068100046144, last edited 28 September 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.