Is Organic Balsamic ultra-processed?

250 ml Balsamic vinegars Sold in the United Kingdom

No, it's a kitchen staple

It is pressed or refined from a food and used for cooking, like oil, butter or sugar.

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Cooked Grape Must, Wine Vinegar, sulphites

As written on the pack

Organic Cooked Grape Must*, Organic Wine Vinegar*. *SULPHITES.

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

From least to most processed, this one ranks 21st. 37% of the balsamic vinegars 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.

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5030343834371, 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.
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