Is Morton All-Purpose Iodized Sea Salt ultra-processed?

26 oz Iodised salts Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

sea salt, yellow prussiate of soda (anticaking agent), dextrose (ultra-processing marker), potassium iodide

Additives: E535 Sodium ferrocyanide , potassium iodide

As written on the pack

SEA SALT, YELLOW PRUSSIATE OF SODA (ANTICAKING AGENT), DEXTROSE, POTASSIUM IODIDE

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

Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.

From least to most processed, this one ranks 8th. 60% of the iodised salts 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.

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The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
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