Is Mott's Unsweetened applesauce ultra-processed?

666 g Applesauces Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Colour
Flavouring

9 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score A

Less processed applesauces

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

Apples, water, apple puree, vegetable juice (for color (ultra-processing marker)), blueberry, natural flavors (ultra-processing marker), ascorbic acid (vitamin c)

As written on the pack

Apples, water, apple puree concentrate, vegetable juice (for color), blueberry puree, natural flavors, ascorbic acid (vitamin c).

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.

Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 36 applesauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 31st. 33% of the applesauces 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 36 applesauces, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0014800210927, last edited 1 February 2023), 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 A (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.