Is Maille mustard with red pepper and garlic ultra-processed?

215 g Mustards Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

13 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score E

Less processed mustards

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, mustard seeds, red pepper 17.7%, white wine, sunflower oil (processing marker), salt (processing marker), parsley, garlic 0.5%, natural spice flavourings (ultra-processing marker), acid (citric acid), preservative (processing marker) (potassium metabisulphate)

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

water, mustard seeds, red pepper (17.7%), white wine (contains sulphites), sunflower oil, salt, parsley, garlic (0.5%), natural spice flavourings, acid (citric acid), preservative (potassium metabisulphate).

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.

Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.

Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 136 mustards

From least to most processed, this one ranks 102nd. 40% of the mustards 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 136 mustards, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 3036810205387, last edited 27 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.