Is Lee Kum Kee L'huile De Chili ultra-processed?

335 g Hot sauces Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavour enhancer
E627 Disodium guanylate
E631 Disodium inosinate

17 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score E

Less processed hot sauces

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), Garlic 6%, Chilli Peppers 5%, Chilli Peppers 5%, Soy Sauce (processing marker) (Water, Salt (processing marker), Soybeans, Wheat Flour), Sesame Oil (processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Sugar (processing marker), Capsicum, Oleoresin, Flavour Enhancers (ultra-processing marker) (e631 (ultra-processing marker), e627 (ultra-processing marker))

Additives: E627 Disodium guanylate , E631 Disodium inosinate

As written on the pack

Soybean Oil, Dehydrated Garlic 6%, Dried Chilli Peppers 5%, Salted Chilli Peppers 5%, Soy Sauce (Water, Salt, Soybeans, Wheat Flour), Sesame Oil, Salt, Sugar, Capsicum, Oleoresin, Flavour Enhancers (E631, E627)

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.

E627 Disodium guanylate Disodium guanylate is a flavour enhancer usually used together with MSG.
E631 Disodium inosinate Disodium inosinate is a flavour enhancer usually used together with MSG.
Flavour enhancer Flavour enhancers such as monosodium glutamate (E621) strengthen savoury taste without adding a flavour of their own.

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.
Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 185 hot sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 150th. 70% of the hot sauces 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 185 hot sauces, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0078895743067, last edited 20 March 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.