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Is Newman's Own Caesar Dressing ultra-processed?

30 g Sold in the United States

Pack of Newman's Own Caesar Dressing

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:

  • 22 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score E

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

vegetable oil (soybean oil, canola oil), water, distilled vinegar, romano cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), apple cider vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, salt, sugar, CONTAINS 2% and LESS OF (garlic), anchovy paste, spices, red pepper, xanthan gum, oleoresin paprika, annatto (for color)

Additives: E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN OIL AND/OR CANOLA OIL), WATER, DISTILLED VINEGAR, ROMANO CHEESE (PASTEURIZED CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, SALT, SUGAR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: GARLIC, ANCHOVY PASTE, SPICES, RED PEPPER, XANTHAN GUM, OLEORESIN PAPRIKA AND ANNATTO EXTRACT (FOR COLOR).

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.

  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
5 ingredients that would only make it processed

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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
  • Enzyme Enzymes carry out traditional processes such as cheese making and baking.

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About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0020662000378, last edited 15 September 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.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.