Is Old El Paso Taco Spice Mix ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 31 ingredients
- 3 additives
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
sugar (processing marker), maize flour, salt (processing marker), garlic 8%, paprika 7%, cumin, tomato 6%, onion, food acid (citric acid), oregano, chili powder, anticaking agent (processing marker) (silicon dioxide (ultra-processing marker)), colour (ultra-processing marker) (paprika extract (ultra-processing marker)), bay leaves, made in australia from at least 60% australian ingredients serving siz distributed in australia by (general mills australia pty ltd), le $45 blackburn road, mt waverley vic 3149, distruted for general mills new zealand limited by (dksh new zealand limited), 279 railway road, milson, palmerston north, 4470, energy protein fat, tot, satur carbo bag, sug diet soc e *pe av you de
Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E330 Citric acid , E551 Silicon dioxide
As written on the pack
sugar, maize flour, salt, garlic (8%), paprika (7%), cumin, tomato (6%), onion, food acid (citric acid), oregano, chili powder, anticaking agent (silicon dioxide), colour (paprika extract), ground bay leaves. may contain wheat. made in australia from at least 60% australian ingredients serving siz distributed in australia by: general mills australia pty ltd, le $45 blackburn road, mt waverley vic 3149. distruted for general mills new zealand limited by: dksh new zealand limited, 279 railway road, milson, palmerston north, new zealand 4470. vegan energy protein fat, tot - satur carbo bag - sug diet soc e *pe av you de
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.
- E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
- E551 Silicon dioxide A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
- Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
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.
- 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.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Among 303 spices
From least to most processed, this one ranks 288th. 36% of the spices here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9300695001285, last edited 25 July 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.