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Is Mazzetti L'Originale Mazetti Balsamico creme ultra-processed?

215ml Salad dressings Sold in Australia, Belgium and Germany

Pack of Mazzetti L'Originale Mazetti Balsamico creme

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:

  • 13 ingredients
  • 2 additives

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

quot, aceto balsamion di modena i, g, p, quot 70%, balsamic vinegar of modena (wine vinegar), concentrated grape must, glucose syrup, sugar, modified corn starch e1422, xanthan gum, mactose

Additives: E1422 Acetylated distarch adipate , E415 Xanthan gum

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E1422 Acetylated distarch adipate.

As written on the pack

,quot, aceto balsamion di modena i,g,p,,quot, 70% (balsamic vinegar of modena : wine vinegar, concentrated grape must, contains sulphites), glucose syrup, sugar, modified corn starch e1422, thickener: xanthan gum, mactose

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.

  • E1422 Acetylated distarch adipate Acetylated distarch adipate is a chemically modified starch that holds up to heating, freezing and acidity, used to thicken sauces and fillings.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.

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.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Glucose syrup Glucose syrup is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 252 salad dressings

From least to most processed, this one ranks 167th. 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 8006050099294, last edited 10 September 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.