Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Least Processed Flavour Enhancers

2 of the top 10 flavour enhancers products sit in NOVA group 3 — the least processed end of the scale. The flavour enhancers with the lowest NOVA processing group — fewer industrial ingredients and additives. We checked 33 flavour enhancers with complete data.

  1. 1 Everything but the Bagel Sesame Seasoning Blend

    Everything but the Bagel Sesame Seasoning Blend

    Trader Joe's · 65 g
    NOVA 3 550 kcal 0.4 g sugar 17 g protein 55 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  2. 2 Santa Cruz Chilli & Sea Salt

    Santa Cruz Chilli & Sea Salt

    NOVA 3 14.2 g sugar 7.5 g protein

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  3. 3 Melfor Arôme

    Melfor Arôme

    Melfor
    NOVA 4 62 kcal 10.3 g sugar 1.7 g protein 0 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  4. 4 Umami Seasoning Monosodium Glutamate MSG

    Umami Seasoning Monosodium Glutamate MSG

    Aji-No-Moto · 200 g
    NOVA 4

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  5. 5 Monosodium Glutamate

    Monosodium Glutamate

    Ajinomoto · 300g
    NOVA 4

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  6. 6 Caramel

    Caramel

    Monin · 700ml
    NOVA 4 309 kcal 76.4 g sugar 0 g protein 0 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  7. 7 Maggi smaakverfijner

    Maggi smaakverfijner

    Maggi · 101ml
    NOVA 4 84 kcal 4.3 g sugar 12 g protein 0.1 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  8. 8 Real Fruit Strawberry Watermelon

    Real Fruit Strawberry Watermelon

    Stur · 48 ml
    NOVA 4 0 kcal 0 g sugar 0 g protein 0 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  9. 9 Vanilla Bean Paste

    Vanilla Bean Paste

    Nielsen-Massey · 60ml
    NOVA 4 17 kcal 3 g sugar 0 g protein 0 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian

  10. 10 Popcorn seasoning white cheddar

    Popcorn seasoning white cheddar

    Kernel Season's Llc · 80 g
    NOVA 4

    Also: Palm oil free

How we built this list

We ranked all published flavour enhancers on Foodmetria that have a photo and the required nutrition data, using values per 100 g from the product label. Ties are broken by Nutri-Score and by how often shoppers scan the product. Rankings update automatically as label data changes. Read our methodology.

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