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Is Oluf lorentzen as Baxters French onion soup ultra-processed?

400 g Onions and their products Sold in the United Kingdom and Norway

Pack of Oluf lorentzen as Baxters French onion soup

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:

  • 28 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed onions and their products

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, Onions 26%, Onions 4% (Onions, Butter, Sugar), Cornflour, Sugar, Caramelised Sugar, Yeast Extract, Butter, Cream Sherry, Tomato Paste, Salt, Flavouring, Onion, Vegetable Extracts, White Pepper, Mixed Peppers, Spice Extracts (Celery, Nutmeg, Pimento, Pepper, Cinnamon, Capsicum), Sunflower Oil, Niacin

As written on the pack

Water, Onions 26%, Caramelised Onions 4% (Onions, Butter [Milk], Sugar), Cornflour, Sugar, Caramelised Sugar, Yeast Extract, Butter [Milk], Cream Sherry, Tomato Paste, Salt, Flavouring, Onion Juice Concentrate, Vegetable Extracts, White Pepper, Mixed Peppers, Spice Extracts (Celery, Nutmeg, Pimento, Pepper, Cinnamon, Capsicum), Sunflower Oil, Niacin

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.

  • 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.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 68 onions and their products

From least to most processed, this one ranks 49th. 32% of the onions and their products 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 68 onions and their products, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5012427143708, last edited 27 March 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.