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Is McCormick Original Chili Seasoning Mix ultra-processed?

Condiments Sold in the United States

Pack of McCormick Original Chili Seasoning Mix

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 13 ingredients
  • No additives

Less processed condiments

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

Chili pepper, other spices (including cumin), enriched wheat flour (flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), onion, salt, and garlic

As written on the pack

Chili pepper and other spices (including cumin), enriched wheat flour (flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), onion, salt, and garlic.

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 3,645 condiments

From least to most processed, this one ranks 966th. 55% of the condiments 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 3,645 condiments, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0052100091501, last edited 25 January 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.