Is Zeina's Baba Ganoush ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 31 ingredients
- 5 additives
- Nutri-Score C
Less processed dips
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
aubergine 30.9%, aubergine 23.7% (aubergine, vatten, salt (processing marker), socker (processing marker), surhetsreglerande medel (askorbinsyra)), modifierad majsstärkelse (ultra-processing marker), sesampasta (sesamfrön, salt (processing marker)), solrosolja (processing marker), citronjuice 3.1%, vatten, lök, socker (processing marker), stabiliserings, medel (xantangummi (ultra-processing marker)), vinäger, salt (processing marker), vitlök, surhetsreglerande medel (citronsyra), konserveringsmedel (processing marker) (kaliumsorbat (processing marker)), kryddor och örter, naturlig arom (ultra-processing marker), färgämne (ultra-processing marker) (betakaroten (ultra-processing marker))
Additives: E160a Carotene , E160ai Beta-carotene , E202 Potassium sorbate , E330 Citric acid , E415 Xanthan gum
As written on the pack
Rostad aubergine 30,9%, auberginepuré (rostad aubergine, vatten, salt, socker, surhetsreglerande medel: askorbinsyra) 23,7%, modifierad majsstärkelse, sesampasta (sesamfrön, salt), solrosolja, citronjuice 3,1%, vatten, lök, socker, stabiliserings - medel: xantangummi, vinäger, salt, vitlök, surhetsreglerande medel: citronsyra, konserveringsmedel: kaliumsorbat, kryddor och örter, naturlig arom, färgämne: betakaroten. Kan innehålla spår av jordnötter och andra nötter.
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.
- E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
- E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
- Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
- 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.
6 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.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
- 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.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Among 433 dips
From least to most processed, this one ranks 406th. 43% of the dips here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7350113940032, last edited 7 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 C (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.