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Is Windward Hot pepper sauce ultra-processed?

Hot sauces Sold in the United Kingdom and France

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:

  • 24 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed hot sauces

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, red habanero chilli 21% (habanero chilli pepper, salt), chilli paste 18% (red chilli, salt, acidity regulator (acetic acid)), salt, sugar, onions, spring onions 1%, modified maize starch, spirit vinegar, garlic, acidity regulator (citric acid), stabiliser (xanthan gum), thyme, allergy advice may be produced in a factory that handles nuts, peanuts, sesame seeds

Additives: E260 Acetic acid , E330 Citric acid , E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

water, red habanero chilli (21%) (habanero chilli pepper, salt), chilli paste (18%) (red chilli, salt, acidity regulator: acetic acid), salt, sugar, onions, spring onions (1%), modified maize starch, spirit vinegar, garlic powder, acidity regulator (citric acid), stabiliser (xanthan gum), dried thyme leaf, allergy advice may be produced in a factory that handles nuts, peanuts and sesame seeds, suitable for vegetarians, suitable for vegans,

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.
  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
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.

  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 184 hot sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 124th. 70% of the hot sauces 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 184 hot sauces, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5055159500968, last edited 19 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • 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.