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Is Old El Paso Fajita Seasoning Mix ultra-processed?

35mg Spices Sold in the United Kingdom, France and Germany

Pack of Old El Paso Fajita Seasoning Mix

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:

  • 16 ingredients
  • 4 additives

Less processed spices

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

sugar, onion powder 13%, salt, hydrolysed soy protein, spices (black pepper, cayenne pepper, ginger), citric acid, flavouring, smoke flavouring, natural flavouring, yeast extract, plain caramel, garlic powder, tricalcium phosphate

Additives: E150a Plain caramel , E330 Citric acid , E341 Calcium phosphates , E341iii Tricalcium phosphate

As written on the pack

sugar, onion powder (13%), salt, hydrolysed soy protein, spices (black pepper, cayenne pepper, ginger) (6%), acidity regulator (citric acid), flavouring, smoke flavouring, natural flavouring, yeast extract, colour (plain caramel), garlic powder, anti-caking agent (tricalcium phosphate),

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.

  • E150a Plain caramel Plain caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
2 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 303 spices

From least to most processed, this one ranks 267th. 36% of the spices 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 303 spices, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8410076491602, last edited 7 August 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.