Is Sainsbury's Air Fryer Oil Spray ultra-processed?

200ml Vegetable oil sprays Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Sunflower Oil, Rapeseed Oil, Tocopherol, Extracts of Rosemary, Dimethylpolysiloxane (ultra-processing marker)

Additives: E306 Tocopherol-rich extract , E392 Extracts of rosemary , E900 Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane , E900a Dimethyl polysiloxane

As written on the pack

Sunflower Oil, Rapeseed Oil, Antioxidants: Tocopherol, Extracts of Rosemary; Anti-foaming Agent: Dimethylpolysiloxane.

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

E900 Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane A food additive authorised for industrial food production.
E900a Dimethyl polysiloxane 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.

From least to most processed, this one ranks 9th. 79% of the vegetable oil sprays 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.

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5063334016890, last edited 12 September 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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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 B (from A, best, to E).
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