Is Spicefield Sriracha Sauce ultra-processed?

435 ml Sriracha sauces Sold in Sweden

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E415 Xanthan gum
E635 Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide

11 ingredients
3 additives

Less processed sriracha sauces

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

röd chili (chili, salt (processing marker), ättiksyra), vatten, vitlök, socker (processing marker), vinäger, paprika, e635 (ultra-processing marker), e415 (ultra-processing marker)

Additives: E260 Acetic acid , E415 Xanthan gum , E635 Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide

As written on the pack

Inlagd röd chili (chili, salt, syra (ättiksyra)), vatten, vitlök, socker, destillerad vinäger, färgämne (paprika-extrakt), smakförstärkare (E635), stabiliseringsmedel (E415)

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.

E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
E635 Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide A food additive authorised for industrial food production.

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.

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 21 sriracha sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 14th. 71% of the sriracha sauces 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 21 sriracha sauces, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7611612100632, last edited 1 September 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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.