Is Skinnygirl Classic Caesar Dressing & Marinade ultra-processed?

11.5 fl oz Salad dressings Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
Maltodextrin
Modified starch
E150c Ammonia caramel
E415 Xanthan gum
E420 Sorbitol

28 ingredients
6 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

Water, distilled vinegar, avocado oil (processing marker), maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), sorbitol (ultra-processing marker), salt (processing marker), flavors (ultra-processing marker), xanthan gum (ultra-processing marker), black pepper, Worcestershire sauce (processing marker) (maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), buttermilk, lemon juice concentrate, dried garlic, modified corn starch (ultra-processing marker), natural distilled vinegar, molasses (processing marker), corn syrup, caramel color, salt (processing marker), garlic, sugar (processing marker), spice, natural flavors (ultra-processing marker)), potassium sorbate (processing marker), sodium benzoate, sugar (processing marker), calcium disodium EDTA

Additives: E150c Ammonia caramel , E202 Potassium sorbate , E211 Sodium benzoate , E385 Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate , E415 Xanthan gum , E420 Sorbitol

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E150c Ammonia caramel.

As written on the pack

Water, distilled vinegar, avocado oil, maltodextrin, sorbitol, salt, flavors, xanthan gum, black pepper, Worcestershire sauce (maltodextrin, buttermilk, lemon juice concentrate, dried garlic, modified corn starch, natural distilled vinegar, molasses, corn syrup, caramel color, salt, garlic powder, sugar, spice, natural flavors), potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, sugar, calcium disodium EDTA.

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.

E150c Ammonia caramel Ammonia caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars with ammonia compounds.
E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
E420 Sorbitol Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol used as a sweetener and to keep products moist.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.

6 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.
Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 252 salad dressings

From least to most processed, this one ranks 229th. 85% of the salad dressings 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 252 salad dressings, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0074683882796, last edited 23 January 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.