Is Lipton Onion Recipe Soup & Dip Mix ultra-processed?

2 Envelopes 2.0 OZ (56.7 g) Soups Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Maltodextrin
E150c Ammonia caramel
E627 Disodium guanylate
E631 Disodium inosinate

16 ingredients
3 additives
Nutri-Score D

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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

onions, salt (processing marker), cornstarch (processing marker), onion, sugar (processing marker), soy sauce (processing marker) (soybeans, wheat, salt (processing marker)), caramel color, maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), corn syrup solids, yeast extract, high oleic sunflower oil (processing marker), disodium guanylate (ultra-processing marker), disodium inosinate (ultra-processing marker)

Additives: E150c Ammonia caramel , E627 Disodium guanylate , E631 Disodium inosinate

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E150c Ammonia caramel.

As written on the pack

onions (contains sulfites), salt, cornstarch, onion powder, sugar, soy sauce (fermented soybeans, wheat and salt), caramel color, maltodextrin, corn syrup solids, yeast extract, high oleic sunflower oil, disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate, May contain milk

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.

E150c Ammonia caramel Ammonia caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars with ammonia compounds.
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.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.

6 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.

Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
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.
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 722 soups

From least to most processed, this one ranks 578th. 63% of the soups 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 722 soups, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 04136202, last edited 28 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.
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.