Is Lee Kum Kee Sriracha Mayo Dressing/Spread ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 22 ingredients
- 3 additives
- Nutri-Score E
Less processed mayonnaises
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Mayonnaise (processing marker) (soybean oil (processing marker), eggs, water, distilled vinegar, contains less than 2% of salt, sugar (processing marker), lemon juice concentrate, calcium disodium edta added to protect flavor, natural flavors (ultra-processing marker)), chili sauce (processing marker) (red chili, white vinegar, sugar (processing marker), salt (processing marker), garlic, acetic acid, lactic acid, red chili, xanthan gum (ultra-processing marker), potassium sorbate, sodium bisulfite added as preservatives)
Additives: E260 Acetic acid , E270 Lactic acid , E415 Xanthan gum
As written on the pack
Mayonnaise (soybean oil, eggs, water, distilled vinegar, contains less than 2% of salt, sugar, lemon juice concentrate, calcium disodium edta added to protect flavor, natural flavors), chili sauce (red chili, white vinegar, sugar, salt, garlic, acetic acid, lactic acid, red chili powder, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate & sodium bisulfite added as preservatives).
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.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.
Among 239 mayonnaises
From least to most processed, this one ranks 141st. 72% of the mayonnaises here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0078895142693, last edited 1 August 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.