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Is Old El Paso Squeezy Sour Cream imp ultra-processed?

230 g Creams Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Old El Paso Squeezy Sour Cream imp

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:

  • 18 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed creams

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

Water, cream 30.2%, modified corn starch, cream cheese (milk, cream, milk proteins, salt, locust bean gum, sorbic acid, lactic cultures (from milk)), natural flavourings, maltodextrin, lactic acid, 0800 591 223, 1800 535 115, @www.oldelpaso.co.uk <0.1 g 0.1 g 0.01 g BOTTLE Recycle CAP Recycle <1% 2% 6% <1% <1% <1% <1% 21098⁰

Additives: E200 Sorbic acid , E223 Sodium metabisulphite , E270 Lactic acid , E410 Locust bean gum

As written on the pack

Water, cream (30.2%), modified corn starch, cream cheese (milk, cream, milk proteins, salt, stabiliser (locust bean gum), preservative (sorbic acid), lactic cultures (from milk)), natural flavourings, maltodextrin, acidity regulator (lactic acid). For allergens, see ingredients in bold. 0800 591 223 (UK)/1800 535 115 (RO) @www.oldelpaso.co.uk &lt;0.1 g 0.1 g 0.01 g BOTTLE Recycle CAP Recycle &lt;1% 2% 6% &lt;1% &lt;1% &lt;1% &lt;1% 21098⁰

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.

  • E410 Locust bean gum Locust bean gum (carob gum) is a thickener and stabiliser from the seeds of the carob tree.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

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

  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
  • Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
3 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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 175 creams

From least to most processed, this one ranks 159th. 55% of the creams 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 175 creams, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8410076421098, last edited 27 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.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.