Is Santa Maria Dip Nacho Cheese Style ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 24 ingredients
- 10 additives
- Nutri-Score D
Less processed dips
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
skummjölk, vatten, solrosolja (processing marker), modifierad potatisstärkelse (ultra-processing marker), cheddarost (processing marker) 4%, salt (processing marker), smältsalter (e339, e452 (ultra-processing marker), e331), emulgeringsmedel (ultra-processing marker) (e471 (ultra-processing marker)), jästextrakt, förtjockningsmedel (ultra-processing marker) (e466 (ultra-processing marker), e415 (ultra-processing marker)), syra (mjölksyra, citronsyra), arom (ultra-processing marker), färgämnen (ultra-processing marker) (e160a (ultra-processing marker), e160c (ultra-processing marker)), rapsolja
Additives: E160a Carotene , E160c Paprika extract , E270 Lactic acid , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E339 Sodium phosphates , E415 Xanthan gum , E452 Polyphosphates , E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
As written on the pack
SKUMMJÖLK, vatten, solrosolja, modifierad potatisstärkelse, CHEDDAROST (4,0%), salt, smältsalter (E339, E452, E331), emulgeringsmedel (E471), jästextrakt, förtjockningsmedel (E466, E415), syra (mjölksyra, citronsyra), arom, färgämnen (E160a, E160c), rapsolja.
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.
- E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
- E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
- E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
- E452 Polyphosphates 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.
- E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose Carboxymethyl cellulose is a thickener made by chemically modifying cellulose from wood or cotton.
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
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- Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
- Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
- Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.
- Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
4 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.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
- Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
Among 433 dips
From least to most processed, this one ranks 431st. 43% of the dips here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7311312007223, last edited 2 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.
- 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.