Is Zatarain's Dirty rice mix ultra-processed?
It's processed, but not ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Whole foods combined with:
- 14 ingredients
- No additives
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
long grain parboiled rice (rice, iron, niacin, thiamine mononitrate, folic acid), salt (processing marker), onion, garlic, hydrolyzed corn protein, spices (including red pepper, paprika), red and green bell pepper and yeast extract
As written on the pack
enriched long grain parboiled rice (rice, iron, niacin, thiamine mononitrate, folic acid), salt, onion, garlic, hydrolyzed corn protein, spices (including red pepper, paprika), red and green bell pepper & yeast extract.
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.
Category rules
Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.
- Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
- Meal kits Products in the category "Meal kits" are at least group 3.
Among 192 rice dishes
From least to most processed, this one ranks 10th. 71% of the rice dishes here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0071429095359, last edited 12 January 2025), 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.