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Is Pinnacle Foods Group Llc Mrs Butter worths ultra-processed?

64 FL OZ (1QTS) 1.89L Simple syrups Sold in the United States

Pack of Pinnacle Foods Group Llc Mrs Butter worths

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:

  • 16 ingredients
  • 8 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed simple syrups

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

high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, water, contains 2% and less of (cellulose gum), salt, molasses, natural and artificial flavor, caramel color, corn syrup, lactic acid, sodium hexametaphosphate, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate (preservatives), citric acid

Additives: E150c Ammonia caramel , E202 Potassium sorbate , E211 Sodium benzoate , E270 Lactic acid , E330 Citric acid , E452 Polyphosphates , E452i Sodium polyphosphate , E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E150c Ammonia caramel.

As written on the pack

high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, water, contains 2% or less of: cellulose gum, salt, molasses, natural and artificial flavor, caramel color, corn syrup, lactic acid, sodium hexametaphosphate, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate (preservatives), citric acid,

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.

  • E150c Ammonia caramel Ammonia caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars with ammonia compounds.
  • E452 Polyphosphates Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
  • E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose Carboxymethyl cellulose is a thickener made by chemically modifying cellulose from wood or cotton.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • High fructose corn syrup High-fructose corn syrup is made from corn starch: enzymes break it down to glucose and convert part of that into fructose, giving a syrup about as sweet as table sugar.
  • Fructose Fructose is the sugar found naturally in fruit and honey, but as an ingredient it is refined industrially, mostly from corn starch.
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.

  • 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.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 113 simple syrups

From least to most processed, this one ranks 102nd. 42% of the simple syrups 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 113 simple syrups, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0644209397181, last edited 6 September 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.