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Is Renee's Gourmet Vinaigrette Balsamic ultra-processed?

350ml Vinaigrettes Sold in Canada

Pack of Renee's Gourmet Vinaigrette Balsamic

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:

  • 13 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score D

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

huile de canola eau na vinaigre balsamique (vinaigre de vin concentre de concentre, colorant), sulfites reduction de balsamique, vinaigre de vin, mout de rasa vinaigre blanc, épices, ail déshydrate moutarde d dijon (eau, graines de moutarde, vinaigre s curcuma), gomme xanthane, herbes moutarde brest

As written on the pack

huile de canola eau na vinaigre balsamique (vinaigre de vin concentre de concentre, colorant) (sulfites reduction de balsamique (vinaigre de vin, mout de rasa vinaigre blanc, épices, ail déshydrate moutarde d dijon (eau, graines de moutarde, vinaigre s curcuma), gomme xanthane, herbes moutarde brest

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.

  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 29 vinaigrettes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 6th. 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 0062287212156, last edited 27 August 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.