Is Panera Cesar dressing ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 44 ingredients
- 5 additives
- Nutri-Score E
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
soybean oil (processing marker), filtered water, egg yolk, onion, celery, garlic, red wine vinegar, contains less than 2 % anchovy powder (dextrin (ultra-processing marker), anchovy, and SALT (processing marker)), worcestershire sauce (processing marker) (sistilled vinegar, molasses (processing marker), corn syrup, water, salt (processing marker), caramel color, garlic, sugar (processing marker), spices, tamarind, natural flavor (ultra-processing marker)), mustard (distilled vinegar, water, mustard seed, salt (processing marker), turmeric, paprika, spice, garlic), salt (processing marker), propylene glycol alginate (ultra-processing marker), spice, citric acid, xanthan gum (ultra-processing marker), sugar (processing marker), lemon, corn syrup solids, natural flavor (ultra-processing marker), ascorbic acid, potassium sorbate, calcium disodium edta added to protect flavor
Additives: E1400 Dextrin , E150c Ammonia caramel , E330 Citric acid , E405 Propane-1‚2-diol alginate , E415 Xanthan gum
As written on the pack
SOYBEAN OIL, FILTERED WATER, EGG YOLK, ONION, CELERY, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, RED WINE VINEGAR, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2 % ANCHOVY POWDER (DEXTRIN, ANCHOVY EXTRACT [FISH], AND SALT), WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE (SISTILLED VINEGAR, MOLASSES, CORN SYRUP, WATER, SALT, CARAMEL COLOR, GARLIC POWDER, SUGAR, SPICES, TAMARIND, NATURAL FLAVOR), MUSTARD (DISTILLED VINEGAR, WATER, MUSTARD SEED, SALT, TURMERIC, PAPRIKA, SPICE, GARLIC POWDER), SALT, PROPYLENE GLYCOL ALGINATE, SPICE, CITRIC ACID, XANTHAN GUM, SUGAR, LEMON JUICE SOLIDS, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, NATURAL FLAVOR, ASCORBIC ACID, POTASSIUM SORBATE AND CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA ADDED TO PROTECT FLAVOR.
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.
- E1400 Dextrin Dextrin is starch partly broken down by heat or acid, used as a thickener, binder and coating.
- E150c Ammonia caramel Ammonia caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars with ammonia compounds.
- E405 Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 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.
- 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.
4 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.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
- Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0018959140005, last edited 6 October 2025), 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 E (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.