Is Olive Garden Parmesan Ranch Dressing & Dip ultra-processed?

Salad dressings 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:

Flavouring
E415 Xanthan gum

24 ingredients
6 additives

Less processed salad dressings

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

Soybean oil (processing marker), water, buttermilk, distilled vinegar, egg yolks, salt (processing marker), garlic, sugar (processing marker), Parmesan cheese (processing marker) (pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese cultures, salt (processing marker), enzymes), garlic, onion, natural flavor (ultra-processing marker), yeast extract, lactic acid, xanthan gum (ultra-processing marker), potassium sorbate (processing marker), sodium benzoate, spice, phosphoric acid, calcium disodium EDTA

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E211 Sodium benzoate , E270 Lactic acid , E338 Phosphoric acid , E385 Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate , E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

Soybean oil, water, buttermilk, distilled vinegar, egg yolks, salt, garlic juice, sugar, Parmesan cheese (pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), garlic*, onion*, natural flavor, yeast extract, lactic acid, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate, spice, phosphoric acid, calcium disodium EDTA

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.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.

E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 252 salad dressings

From least to most processed, this one ranks 134th. 85% of the salad dressings 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 252 salad dressings, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0070200864450, last edited 30 April 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.