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Is Trader Joe’s Crunchy chili onion sprinkle seasoning blend ultra-processed?

2.64 oz Condiments Sold in the United States

Pack of Trader Joe’s Crunchy chili onion sprinkle seasoning blend

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:

  • 16 ingredients
  • 1 additive

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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

Sea salt, crispy fried onions (onion, palm oil, wheat flour, salt), chili, brown sugar, garlic, red bell pepper, silicon dioxide (anti-caking), dried Szechuan pepper, yeast extract, paprika oleoresin (color)

Additives: E160c Paprika extract

As written on the pack

Sea salt, crispy fried onions (onion, palm oil, wheat flour, salt), chili flakes, brown sugar, dried roasted garlic, dehydrated red bell pepper, silicon dioxide (anti-caking), dried Szechuan pepper, yeast extract, paprika oleoresin (color). Contains wheat.

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.
2 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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 3,645 condiments

From least to most processed, this one ranks 2417th. 55% of the condiments 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 3,645 condiments, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00771115, last edited 31 March 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.