Is Tostitos Salsa ultra-processed?

418 mL Dips Sold in Canada and France

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

14 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score A

Less processed dips

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Hummus Roasted Red Pepper Fontaine Santé 10 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 2
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Jack's Cantina Organic Salsa Garden Fresh Gourmet 15 ingredients · 1 additive NOVA group 3

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

Tomato puree (water, tomato paste), tomatoes (tomatoes, tomato juice, calcium chloride, citric acid), Jalapeño peppers, Onions, Vinegar, Salt (processing marker), Garlic, Natural flavour (ultra-processing marker)

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Tomato puree (water, tomato paste), Diced tomatoes (tomatoes, tomato juice, calcium chloride, citric acid), Jalapeño peppers, Onions, Vinegar, Salt, Garlic powder, Natural flavour

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.

Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 433 dips

From least to most processed, this one ranks 283rd. 43% of the dips 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 433 dips, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0060410010983, last edited 7 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 A (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.