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Is Sainsbury's Fajita seasoning mix ultra-processed?

Spice blends Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Sainsbury's Fajita seasoning mix

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:

  • 15 ingredients
  • 1 additive

Less processed spice blends

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

potato starch, salt, paprika, sugar, maize starch, red pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, cumin, concentrated lemon juice, fat reduced cocoa powder, oregano, flavouring, rapeseed oil, silicon dioxide

Additives: E551 Silicon dioxide

As written on the pack

potato starch, salt, paprika, sugar, maize starch, red pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, cumin powder, concentrated lemon juice, fat reduced cocoa powder, oregano, flavouring, rapeseed oil, anti-caking agent: silicon dioxide

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.

  • E551 Silicon dioxide A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 16 spice blends

From least to most processed, this one ranks 11th. 81% of the spice blends 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 16 spice blends, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00322003, last edited 17 April 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.