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Is Lidl Soy Chilli Ginger Salad Dressing ultra-processed?

Salad dressings Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Lidl Soy Chilli Ginger Salad Dressing

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:

  • 32 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed salad dressings

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

Water, Sugar, Spirit Vinegar, Rapeseed Oil, Soy Sauce 7% (Water, Soy (Water, Soya Beans, Salt, Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin)), Salt, Molasses, Barley Malt Vinegar, Barley Malt Extract), Ginger 4%, Red Chilli Purée 2.5%, Coriander Leaf, Cornflour, Garlic Purée, Fish Sauce, Anchovy, Salt, Sugar Mirin Rice Wine, Chillies, Stabiliser (Xanthan Gum)

Additives: E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

Water, Sugar, Spirit Vinegar, Rapeseed Oil, 7% Soy Sauce (Water, Soy Extract [Water, Soya Beans, Salt, Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin)], Salt, Molasses, Barley Malt Vinegar, Barley Malt Extract), 4% Ginger Purée, 2.5% Red Chilli Purée, Coriander Leaf, Cornflour, Garlic Purée, Fish Sauce (Anchovy Extract (Fish), Salt, Sugar Mirin Rice Wine, Dried Chillies, Stabiliser: Xanthan Gum. Allergy Advice

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.
3 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.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 252 salad dressings

From least to most processed, this one ranks 69th. 85% of the salad dressings 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 252 salad dressings, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4056489239628, last edited 5 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.