Is Torani Vanilla ultra-processed?

375ml Simple syrups Sold in the United States

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Sugar
E202 Potassium sorbate

8 ingredients
3 additives
Nutri-Score D

Less processed simple syrups

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

Pure cane sugar (processing marker), water, vanilla extract with other natural flavors, sodium benzoate (to preserve freshness), potassium sorbate (processing marker) (to preserve freshness), citric acid

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E211 Sodium benzoate , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Pure cane sugar, water, vanilla extract with other natural flavors, sodium benzoate (to preserve freshness), potassium sorbate (to preserve freshness), citric acid.

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

Preservation and traditional processing

Keep food safe or ferment it, like preservatives and cultures. A sign of processing, not ultra-processing.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 113 simple syrups

From least to most processed, this one ranks 66th. 42% of the simple syrups 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 113 simple syrups, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0089036422802, last edited 24 January 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 D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.