Is Santa Maria Allround marinade ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 26 ingredients
- 4 additives
- Nutri-Score E
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
to summarize, appeljuice, salt (processing marker), aromer, socker, current, ingefara, syra, citronsyra, apple chilipeppar, bell peppers, svartpeppat, tầrgåmne (paprikaextrakt, e150d (ultra-processing marker)), cilantro, vitlok, natodextrin, fortiockrin act, oregano, asmedel (e412 (ultra-processing marker), e415 (ultra-processing marker)), spiskummin, konserveringsmedel, e202 (processing marker)
Additives: E150d Sulphite ammonia caramel , E202 Potassium sorbate , E412 Guar gum , E415 Xanthan gum
As written on the pack
to summarize, appeljuice, salt, aromer, socker, current, ingefara, syra (citronsyra, apple chilipeppar, bell peppers, svartpeppat, tầrgåmne (paprikaextrakt, e150d), cilantro, vitlok, natodextrin, fortiockrin act, oregano, asmedel (e412, e415), spiskummin, konserveringsmedel (e202,
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.
- E150d Sulphite ammonia caramel Sulphite ammonia caramel is the dark brown colour in colas and many sauces, made by heating sugars with sulphite and ammonia compounds.
- E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
- E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
2 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.
- E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7311310029500, last edited 5 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 E (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.