Is Lidl Habanero ultra-processed?

100 ml Hot sauces

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
E415 Xanthan gum

13 ingredients
4 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

vinäger, gul paprika, salt (processing marker), gul habanero 4%, naturlig arom (ultra-processing marker), fortjockningsmedel (xantangummi (ultra-processing marker)), syra (citronsyra), antioxidationsmedel (extrakt av rosmarin), konserveringsmedel (processing marker) (natriumbensoat)

Additives: E211 Sodium benzoate , E330 Citric acid , E392 Extracts of rosemary , E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

vinäger, gul paprika, salt, 4 % gul habanero, naturlig arom, fortjockningsmedel (xantangummi), syra (citronsyra), antioxidationsmedel (extrakt av rosmarin), konserveringsmedel (natriumbensoat).

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.

2 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.

Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 184 hot sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 129th. 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 184 hot sauces, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 20770273, last edited 28 August 2021), 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.