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Is Tiger Bite Sriracha Hot Chilli Sauce ultra-processed?

455 ml Hot sauces Sold in the United Kingdom and Germany

Pack of Tiger Bite Sriracha Hot Chilli Sauce

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:

  • 24 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

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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

red chilli 52% (Red Chilli, Salt, idity Regulator (Acetic Acid)), Sugar, red chilli (1296), Water, Garlic, Salt, Modified Maize Starch, Acidity Regulators (Acetic Acid), Citric Acid, Yeast Extract, Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Colour (Paprika Extract), Thickener (Xanthan Gum DIETARY ADVICE), best before (See neck of bottle)

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E202 Potassium sorbate , E260 Acetic acid , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

PICKLED RED CHILLI (52%) (Red Chilli, Salt, idity Regulator: Acetic Acid), Sugar, DRIED RED CHILLI (1296), Water, Garlic, Salt, Modified Maize Starch, Acidity Regulators: Acetic Acid, Citric Acid; Yeast Extract, Preservative: Potassium Sorbate; Colour: Paprika Extract; Thickener: Xanthan Gum DIETARY ADVICE: Suitable for vegans. BEST BEFORE: See neck of bottle.

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.

  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.
  • 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.
5 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.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 184 hot sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 172nd. 70% of the hot 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 184 hot sauces, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600556901, last edited 26 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.