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Is Vidinge Caesarsallad ultra-processed?

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Pack of Vidinge Caesarsallad

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:

  • 62 ingredients
  • 14 additives

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

romaine lettuce 42%, chicken breast fillet 23% (chicken breast fillet, salt, stabilizers (e450, e451), grape sugar, acidity regulators (e262, e327), antioxidants (e301), flavor), dressing 18% (water, rapeseed oil, cheese (milk, salt, rennet), apple cider vinegar, onion, sugar, salt, garlic, lemon juice concentrate, anchovies, black pepper, mustard seeds, sunflower oil, vinegar, yeast extract, preservatives (e202, e270), thickeners (e415, e1442, e1450), antioxidants (e330)), Regato cheese 7% (milk, salt, rennet, starter culture), croutons 5% (wheat flour, olive oil, yeast, salt), smoked bacon 5% (pork belly, salt, antioxidants (e326, e301), preservatives (e262, e261, e250))

Additives: E1442 Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate , E1450 Starch sodium octenyl succinate , E202 Potassium sorbate , E250 Sodium nitrite , E261 Potassium acetate , E262 Sodium acetates , E270 Lactic acid , E301 Sodium ascorbate , E326 Potassium lactate , E327 Calcium lactate , E330 Citric acid , E415 Xanthan gum , E450 Diphosphates , E451 Triphosphates

As written on the pack

42% romaine lettuce, 23% grilled chicken breast fillet (chicken breast fillet, salt, stabilizers (E450, E451), grape sugar, acidity regulators (E262, E327), antioxidants (E301), flavor), 18% dressing (water, rapeseed oil, cheese (milk, salt, rennet), apple cider vinegar, onion, sugar, salt, garlic, lemon juice concentrate, anchovies (fish), black pepper, mustard seeds, sunflower oil, vinegar; yeast extract, preservatives (E202, E270), thickeners (E415, E1442, E1450), antioxidants (E330)), 7% Regato cheese (milk, salt, rennet, starter culture), 5% croutons (wheat flour, olive oil, yeast, salt), 5% cooked smoked bacon (pork belly, salt, antioxidants (E326, E301), preservatives (E262, E261, E250))

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.

  • E1442 Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate is a chemically modified starch used to thicken and stabilise desserts, sauces and soups.
  • E1450 Starch sodium octenyl succinate Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
  • E326 Potassium lactate Antioxidants are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by oxidation, such as fat rancidity and colour changes.
  • E327 Calcium lactate Thickeners are substances which increase the viscosity of a foodstuff.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
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  • E451 Triphosphates Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
7 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.

  • 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.
  • E250 Sodium nitrite 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.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

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About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7340007500121, last edited 2 April 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.