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Is Sainsburys French style vinaigrette ultra-processed?

Vinaigrettes Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Sainsburys French style vinaigrette

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 18 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed salad dressings

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

Rapeseed Oil 23%, Water, Rapeseed Oil 18%, Sugar, White Wine Vinegar 11%, White Wine 6%, Dijon Mustard 3% (Water, Mustard Seed, Spirit Vinegar, Salt), Garlic Purée, Cornflour, Salt, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Parsley, Chives, Black Pepper

As written on the pack

Rapeseed Oil (23%), Water, Rapeseed Oil (18%), Sugar, White Wine Vinegar (11%) (Sulphites), White Wine (6%) (Sulphites), Dijon Mustard (3%) (Water, Mustard Seed, Spirit Vinegar, Salt), Garlic Purée, Cornflour, Salt, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Parsley, Chives, Black Pepper.

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 29 vinaigrettes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 5th. 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 00103183, last edited 27 March 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.