Sauce, Sweet

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Sauce, Sweet scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Chemical Preservatives (Sodium Benzoate And Potassium Sorbate [Preservatives]): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Hot Chili Sauce [Chili, Sugar, Salt, Garlic, Distilled Vinegar, Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Bisulfite [Preservatives], Xanthan Gum], Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Cooking Sauces, this product is more processed than about 83% of the 9,519 products we've analyzed.

Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Sauce, Sweet's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: [Soybean Oil, Eggs, Water, Distilled Vinegar, Contains Less Than 2% Of Salt, Sugar, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Calcium Disodium Edta Added To Protect Flavor, Natural Flavor].

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Honey.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Lemon Puree [Lemon Juice Concentrate, Water, Lemon Pulp Cells, Lemon Peel, Lemon Oil], Soybean Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.