Is Tone's Taco Seasoning ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 14 ingredients
- 1 additive
Less processed spices
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Organic No-Salt Seasoning
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21 ingredients · 1 additive
NOVA group
1
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Organic Saigon Cinnamon Ground
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1 ingredient · no additives
NOVA group
1
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Fine ground black pepper
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1 ingredient · no additives
NOVA group
1
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Crushed Red Pepper
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1 ingredient · no additives
NOVA group
1
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
chili pepper, other spices, wheat flour, salt (processing marker), dextrose (ultra-processing marker), maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), onion powder, garlic powder, disodium inosinate (ultra-processing marker), paprika (color), spice, onion, less than 2% silicon dioxide to prevent caking
Additives: E631 Disodium inosinate
As written on the pack
CHILI PEPPER AND OTHER SPICES, WHEAT FLOUR, SALT, DEXTROSE, MALTODEXTRIN, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, DISODIUM INOSINATE, EXTRACTIVE OF PAPRIKA (COLOR), SPICE EXTRACTIVES, ONION EXTRACTIVES AND LESS THAN 2% SILICON DIOXIDE TO PREVENT CAKING.
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.
- E631 Disodium inosinate Disodium inosinate is a flavour enhancer usually used together with MSG.
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.
- Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
- Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
- Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
1 ingredient 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.
Among 303 spices
From least to most processed, this one ranks 290th. 36% of the spices here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0041351918484, last edited 14 August 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.