Is Taco Bell Mild Sauce ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- Flavouring
- Maltodextrin
- E415 Xanthan gum
- E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
- 17 ingredients
- 3 additives
- Nutri-Score C
Less processed hot sauces
-
Mexican hot sauce
Salsa Tamazula S.A. De C.V.
7 ingredients · 1 additive
NOVA group
3
-
Salsa Picante
Valentina
6 ingredients · no additives
NOVA group
3
-
Original Cayenne Pepper Sauce
Frank's RedHot
5 ingredients · no additives
NOVA group
3
-
16000085 Tabasco Pepper Sauce
Mc. Ilhenny Co.
3 ingredients · no additives
NOVA group
3
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
water, tomato puree (water, tomato paste), vinegar, contains less than 2% of (salt (processing marker), chili pepper, spices, xanthan gum (ultra-processing marker), sodium benzoate (preservative (processing marker)), potassium chloride, maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), yeast extract, datem (ultra-processing marker), natural flavors (ultra-processing marker))
Additives: E211 Sodium benzoate , E415 Xanthan gum , E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
As written on the pack
water, tomato puree (water, tomato paste), vinegar, contains less than 2% of (salt, chili pepper, spices, xanthan gum, sodium benzoate (preservative), potassium chloride, maltodextrin, yeast extract, datem, natural flavors)
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.
- E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 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.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.
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.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Among 184 hot sauces
From least to most processed, this one ranks 168th. 70% of the hot sauces here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0021000047208, last edited 4 June 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 C (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.