Is Waitrose & Partners Spicy Sriracha Drizzle or Dip ultra-processed?

Dips Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E415 Xanthan gum

16 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score E

Less processed dips

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

Sriracha, ingredients (Water), sugar (processing marker), garlic, distilled cane vinegar, chilli, salt (processing marker), salted chilli padi (chilli, salt (processing marker)), cayenne pepper, stabiliser (xanthan gum (ultra-processing marker)), preservative (processing marker) (potassium sorbate)

Additives: E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

Sriracha. INGREDIENTS: Water, sugar, garlic, distilled cane vinegar, dried chilli, salt, salted chilli padi (chilli, salt), cayenne pepper, stabiliser (xanthan gum). preservative (potassium sorbate) ALLERGY ADVICE: Contains naturally occuring sulphites. Not suitable for sulphite allergy sufferers. May contain peanuts and sesame.

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.

3 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.

Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 433 dips

From least to most processed, this one ranks 286th. 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 5000169611869, 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 E (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.