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Is Primal Kitchen Sesame Ginger Dressing & Marinade with Avocado Oil ultra-processed?

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Pack of Primal Kitchen Sesame Ginger Dressing & Marinade with Avocado Oil

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
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed vinaigrettes

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, avocado oil, sesame oil, apple cider vinegar, distilled vinegar, coconut aminos (coconut sap, sea salt), honey, ginger, sesame seeds, sea salt, guar gum, coriander, garlic, black pepper

Additives: E412 Guar gum

As written on the pack

Water, avocado oil, organic sesame oil, organic apple cider vinegar, organic distilled vinegar, organic coconut aminos (organic coconut sap, sea salt), organic honey, organic ginger, organic sesame seeds, sea salt, organic guar gum, organic coriander, organic garlic, organic black pepper

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.

  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
3 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.

  • Honey Honey, used as a sweetener.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 29 vinaigrettes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 11th. 83% of the vinaigrettes 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 29 vinaigrettes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0856769006551, last edited 24 May 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.