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Is Trader Joe's Vegan Caesar Dressing ultra-processed?

Salad dressings Sold in the United States

Pack of Trader Joe's Vegan Caesar Dressing

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 35 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed salad dressings

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

tofu (water, soybeans, glucono, delta-lactone, manesium chloride), olive oil, water, lemon juice, white mis0 (soybeans, rice koji (řice, koji spores (aspergillus oryzae)), sea salt, water), garlic, òrganic dijon mustárd (water, mustard seeds, vinegar, salt, turmeric, cinnamon, ginger), capers (capers, water, salt, distilled vinegar), white wine vinegar, sea salt, shiitake mushroom, black pepper

As written on the pack

tofu (water, soybeans, glucono - delta-lactone, manesium chloride), olive oil, water, lemon juice, organic white mis0 (organic soybeans, organic rice koji [organic řice, koji spores (aspergillus oryzae)], sea salt, water). garlic, òrganic dijon mustárd (water, organic mustard seeds, organic vinegar, salt, organic turmeric, organic cinnamon, organic ginger), capers (capers, water, salt, distilled vinegar) white wine vinegar, sea salt, shiitake mushroom powder, black pepper. contains soy

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 252 salad dressings

From least to most processed, this one ranks 25th. 85% of the salad dressings 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 252 salad dressings, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00681742, last edited 30 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.