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Is Trader Joe's Gyoza Dipping Sauce ultra-processed?

250 g Dips Sold in the United Kingdom, the United States and France

Pack of Trader Joe's Gyoza Dipping 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:

  • 20 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

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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

water, soy sauce (water, soybeans, wheat, salt), sugar, rice vinegar, cilantro, toasted sesame oil, ginger (ginger), garlic puree (garlic, water), arrowroot, sesame seeds, xanthan gum, chives, red peppers

Additives: E415 Xanthan gum

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: Starch.

As written on the pack

WATER, SOY SAUCE (WATER, SOYBEANS, WHEAT, SALT), SUGAR, RICE VINEGAR, CILANTRO, TOASTED SESAME OIL, GINGER PUREE (GINGER), GARLIC PUREE (GARLIC, WATER), ARROWROOT POWDER, SESAME SEEDS, XANTHAN GUM, DRIED CHIVES, CRUSHED RED PEPPERS

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.

  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
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.

  • 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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 433 dips

From least to most processed, this one ranks 290th. 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 00843997, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.