Is La Maison Fresh Garlic Caesar Dressing & Dip ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 28 ingredients
- 9 additives
- Nutri-Score E
Less processed salad dressings
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
soybean oil (processing marker), water, egg yolk, vinegar, fresh garlic, parmesan cheese (processing marker), sea salt (processing marker), sugar (processing marker), salt (processing marker), seasonings, phosphoric acid, spices, anchovy paste, xanthan gum (ultra-processing marker), propylene glycol alginate (ultra-processing marker), concentrated lemon juice, lactic acid, potassium sorbate (processing marker), sodium benzoate, capers, flavour (ultra-processing marker), calcium disodium edta, disodium phosphate, citric acid, enzymes, anchovies, mustard, cves de
Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E211 Sodium benzoate , E270 Lactic acid , E330 Citric acid , E338 Phosphoric acid , E339ii Disodium phosphate , E385 Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate , E405 Propane-1‚2-diol alginate , E415 Xanthan gum
As written on the pack
soybean oil, water, frozen egg yolk, vinegar, fresh garlic, parmesan cheese, sea salt, sugar, salt, seasonings, phosphoric acid, spices, anchovy paste, xanthan gum, propylene glycol alginate, concentrated lemon juice, lactic acid, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, capers, flavour, calcium disodium edta, disodium phosphate, citric acid, enzymes. contains: milk, eggs, anchovies, mustard. cves de
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.
- E405 Propane-1‚2-diol alginate A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
- E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.
- 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.
Among 252 salad dressings
From least to most processed, this one ranks 165th. 85% of the salad dressings here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0066019800109, last edited 2 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.