Is Spice Islands Premium Taco Seasoning ultra-processed?
It's processed, but not ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Whole foods combined with:
- 16 ingredients
- No additives
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
corn meal, dried onion, sea salt (processing marker), spices, cumin, oregano, parsley, dried garlic, chipotle chili pepper, turbinado sugar, smoked paprika, sweet chili pepper flakes dried red bell pepper, cocoa powder, paprika (color), jalapeño pepper
As written on the pack
CORN MEAL, DRIED ONION, SEA SALT, SPICES (CUMIN, OREGANO, PARSLEY, DRIED GARLIC, CHIPOTLE CHILI PEPPER, TURBINADO SUGAR, SMOKED PAPRIKA, SWEET CHILI PEPPER FLAKES DRIED RED BELL PEPPER, COCOA POWDER, PAPRIKA EXTRACTIVES (COLOR), DRIED JALAPEÑO 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.
Among 303 spices
From least to most processed, this one ranks 161st. 36% of the spices here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0017324000555, last edited 21 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.
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.