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Is Morton Salt ultra-processed?

1.5 g Sold in the United States

Pack of Morton Salt

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:

  • 3 ingredients
  • 1 additive

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

salt, calcium silicate (an anticaking agent)

Additives: E552 Calcium silicate

As written on the pack

SALT, CALCIUM SILICATE (AN ANTICAKING AGENT)

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Anti-caking agent Anti-caking agents are substances which reduce the tendency of individual particles of a foodstuff to adhere to one another.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

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About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0024600010016, last edited 17 October 2025), 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.