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Is Taylor Farms Mediterranean Crunch Chopped Kit ultra-processed?

12 oz Lettuces Sold in the United States

Pack of Taylor Farms Mediterranean Crunch Chopped Kit

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 40 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed lettuces

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

soybean oil, balsamic vinegar, cane sugar, water, extra virgin olive oil, salt, apple cider vinegar, basil, black pepper, xanthan gum, romaine lettuce, frisee, broccoli, cauliflower, herb seasoned flat bread strips, wheat flour, water, palm shortening, salt, yeast, sunflower oil, garlic, maltodextrin, spices, tomato, butter flavor, carrot, parsley, celery, paprika, ascorbic acid, red cabbage, feta cheese, milk, salt, cheese culture, enzymes, potato starch, powdered cellulose, carrot

Additives: E415 Xanthan gum , E460 Cellulose , E460ii Powdered cellulose

As written on the pack

organic soybean oil, organic balsamic vinegar, organic cane sugar, water, organic extra virgin olive oil, salt, organic apple cider vinegar, organic basil, organic black pepper, xanthan gum, organic romaine lettuce, organic frisee, organic broccoli, organic cauliflower, organic herb seasoned flat bread strips, organic wheat flour, water, organic palm shortening, salt, organic yeast, organic sunflower oil, organic garlic, organic maltodextrin, organic spices, organic tomato, organic butter flavor, organic carrot, organic parsley, organic celery, organic paprika, ascorbic acid, organic red cabbage, organic feta cheese, pasteurized organic milk, salt, cheese culture, enzymes, organic potato starch, powdered cellulose, organic carrot

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.
  • E460 Cellulose A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
  • 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.
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.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • 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.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 22 lettuces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 19th. 41% of the lettuces 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 22 lettuces, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0030223039365, last edited 2 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.