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Is La Terra Fina Spinach Artichoke & Parmesan Dip & Spread ultra-processed?

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Pack of La Terra Fina Spinach Artichoke & Parmesan Dip & Spread

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 42 ingredients
  • 2 additives

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Cream Cheese (cultured milk, cream, salt, stabilizers (xanthan, carob bean, quar gums)), Spinach, Mayonnaise (canola oil, water, whole egg, egg yolk, vinegar, sugar, salt, lemon, spices), Onions, Artichokes (artichokes, water, salt, citric acid), Monterey Jack Cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), Parmesan Cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), less than 2% of (Garlic), Corn Starch, Citric Acid, Sea Salt, Sugar, Spice

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

Cream Cheese (pasteurized cultured milk and cream, salt, stabilizers (xanthan, carob bean and/or quar gums)), Spinach, Mayonnaise (canola oil, water, whole egg, egg yolk, vinegar, sugar, salt, lemon concentrate, spices), Onions, Artichokes (artichokes, water, salt, citric acid), Monterey Jack Cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), Parmesan Cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), less than 2% of: Garlic, Corn Starch, Citric Acid, Sea Salt, Cultured Sugar, Spice.

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.

  • 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.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 433 dips

From least to most processed, this one ranks 324th. 43% of the dips 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 433 dips, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0640410511934, last edited 12 May 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.