Food · Hidden Valley
Hidden Valley Ranch Original
041303000800
Weak nutrition · Ultra-processed · per 100 g
Weak nutrition and a factory recipe. Fine as a rare treat — not as a habit.
Middle of Condiments. 24 of 33 on our shelves score higher.
Council note
Ultra-processed — flavours, extras, a list a kitchen would not write. A dietitian would not make this a weekday habit. Middle of Condiments. 24 of 33 on our shelves score higher.
The pack
Weak nutrition and a factory recipe. Fine as a rare treat — not as a habit.
How often
Rarely
Who it’s for
Anyone comparing similar products in this aisle.
Skip if
It clashes with the notes you keep in your profile — allergens, diet, or extras you asked us to flag.
- A weak nutrition box cannot be rated Good
- Ultra-processed food cannot be rated Good
- Two red lights on the box cannot be rated Good
At a glance
How often
Rarely
Nutrition box
Weak
How processed
Ultra-processed
Extras
4 additives
Planet
Mixed footprint · 52/100
Organic
Not organic
Built in a factory with additives, flavours, or refined extras. Cannot be rated Good — a rare treat, not a habit.
Some good signs, some industrial ones. Not the heaviest in the aisle.
No shelf price logged yet. When a shopper posts a receipt to Open Prices, it lands here.
Why this number
Weak nutrition and a factory recipe. Fine as a rare treat — not as a habit.
Poor · 37/100 · nutrition weak
- Nutrition quality23/100
- Ingredients90/100
- How processed16/100
- Organic0/100
What pulled it down
A weak nutrition box cannot be rated Good
Sugars, salt or saturated fat dominate this box. Poor at best — a treat, not a habit.
Ultra-processed food cannot be rated Good
A factory recipe — flavours, colours, or many additives — cannot be rated Good. A sometimes treat, not a daily habit.
Two red lights on the box cannot be rated Good
Two red lights on salt, sugar or saturated fat keep this at Poor, not Good.
A weak nutrition box
About 1.5 teaspoons of sugar in 100 g. Salt is high. Fat is high. Sugars, salt or saturated fat dominate.
Ultra-processed
Built in a factory with additives, flavours, or refined extras. A growing pile of research ties a diet of these to poorer health — not because one biscuit is poison, but because the pattern crowds out real food.
Potassium sorbate
-5Common preservative. Rare contact allergy; generally accepted.
Monosodium glutamate
-5Flavour enhancer. Safe for most; a subset reports sensitivity.
Nutrition is half the number. Ingredients a quarter. How processed a fifth. Organic is a small bonus — it cannot rescue a sugary drink or a nitrite ham. How this compares to Nutri-Score
Nutrition · per 100 g
| Energy | 1800 kJ |
|---|---|
| Sugars | 6 gMedium A little sugar — about 1.5 teaspoons in 100 g. |
| Saturated fat | 6 gHigh |
| Salt | 2 gHigh Salty. Easy to overshoot a day’s worth if this is a habit. |
| Fibre | 0 g |
| Protein | 1 g |
Better neighbours
Same aisle, cleaner number. Ranked by how close the job is — not by who paid.
Ingredients
Vegetable oil, water, sugar, salt, egg yolk, vinegar, MSG, xanthan gum.
Monosodium glutamateE621
−5Safe for most. A few people report a reaction; most do not.
Sunflower oil
No concernA reasonable everyday oil. Not as interesting as olive, calmer than palm.
Xanthan gumE415
No concernWell tolerated except in very high doses.
Potassium sorbateE202
−5Rare contact allergy. Otherwise a quiet extra.
Citric acidE330
No concernNo health concern at usual levels.
Salt
No concernThe nutrition box already scores it. A pinch in cooking is not a packet of noodles.
Spice extract
No concernUsually fine. Celery extracts can matter for celery allergy.
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