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Is Sainsbury's Inspired to cook Fajita Seasoning ultra-processed?

45g Spice blends Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Sainsbury's Inspired to cook Fajita Seasoning

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:

  • 33 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

se, Cayenne Pepper, Tomato Powder, Yeast Extract, Chilli Ouringredients (Smoked Paprika 15%), Dried Onion White Onion, Red Onion, Salt, Chipotle Chilli %, Cumin Seeds, Coriander Seeds, Dried Garlic 7%, ayenne Powder Blend Powder Blend (Chilli, Cumin, Garlic, Oregano), Pepper, Silicon Dioxide, Lime Oil, Red Bell Pepper, Nutmeg, Oregano, Cinnamon, Black Ye tr ow 0 Dell Pepper, Nutmeg, Oregano, Cinnamon, Black Pe Anti, ime Oil, nt (con Dio JAR and LID WtII)

Additives: E551 Silicon dioxide

As written on the pack

se. Cayenne Pepper, Tomato Powder, Yeast Extract, Chilli Ouringredients: Smoked Paprika (15%), Dried Onion White Onion, Red Onion), Salt, Chipotle Chilli Powder %), Cumin Seeds, Coriander Seeds, Dried Garlic (7%), ayenne Powder Blend Powder Blend (Chilli Powder, Cumin, Garlic, Oregano), Pepper, Anti-caking Agent: Silicon Dioxide, Lime Oil. Red Bell Pepper, Nutmeg, Oregano, Cinnamon, Black Ye tr ow 0 Dell Pepper, Nutmeg, Oregano, Cinnamon, Black Pe Anti - ime Oil. nt: con Dio JAR & LID WtII

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.
1 ingredient 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 16 spice blends

From least to most processed, this one ranks 10th. 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 00344029, last edited 2 October 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.