Is S&b Uma Crunchy Garlic with Chili oil (Mild) ultra-processed?

110 g Condiments Sold in the United States, Japan and Thailand

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E621 Monosodium glutamate
E627 Disodium guanylate
E631 Disodium inosinate

22 ingredients
4 additives
Nutri-Score E

Less processed condiments

Nutritional Yeast Bragg 10 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
Oven Toasted Old Fashioned Organic Oats Trader Joe's 1 ingredient · no additives NOVA group 1
Nutritional Yeast Bob's Red Mill 11 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
California granulated garlic Kirkland Signature 1 ingredient · no additives NOVA group 1

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

Corn oil (processing marker), chili pepper, garlic, sesame oil (processing marker), monosodium glutamate (ultra-processing marker), onion, salt (processing marker), sugar (processing marker), soy sauce (processing marker) (soybean, wheat flour, salt (processing marker)), chili paste (chili pepper, salt (processing marker), rice), almonde, fried onion, sesame seeds, disodium guanylate (ultra-processing marker), disodium inosinate (ultra-processing marker), mixed tocopherols

Additives: E306 Tocopherol-rich extract , E621 Monosodium glutamate , E627 Disodium guanylate , E631 Disodium inosinate

As written on the pack

Corn oil, chili pepper, fried garlic, sesame oil, monosodium glutamate, onion powder, salt, sugar, soy sauce powder (soybean, wheat flour, salt), chili paste (chili pepper, salt, rice), almonde, fried onion, ground sesame seeds, disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate, mixed tocopherols

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.

E621 Monosodium glutamate Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, made by fermentation and used to strengthen savoury taste.
E627 Disodium guanylate Disodium guanylate is a flavour enhancer usually used together with MSG.
E631 Disodium inosinate Disodium inosinate is a flavour enhancer usually used together with MSG.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 3,645 condiments

From least to most processed, this one ranks 2993rd. 55% of the condiments 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 3,645 condiments, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0074880004014, last edited 19 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.