Flavoured corn crisps, from least to most processed

We track 21 flavoured corn crisps, 62% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Totopos.

What makes flavoured corn crisps ultra-processed

The signs of ultra-processing found most often, and the share of flavoured corn crisps that contain each:

Processed food (8)

  1. 1 Totopos Central Market · 12 oz NOVA group 3
  2. 2 Corn Taco Shells Siete · 5.5 oz NOVA group 3
  3. 3 Tortilla Chips JuanToni's · 24 oz NOVA group 3
  4. 4 Blue Chips Garden of Eaton · 14 oz NOVA group 3
  5. 5 White corn tortilla chips Signature select · 11 oz NOVA group 3
  6. 6 Frontera Lime & Sea Salt Flavored Tortilla Chips Frontera Foods · 283g NOVA group 3
  7. 7 Moonions Intergalactic Onion Organic Lesser Evil · 170 g NOVA group 3
  8. 8 Grain Free Tortilla Chips Nacho Siete · 1 oz NOVA group 3

Ultra-processed food (13)

  1. 9 Barbecue Veg Thins Emily · 23 g NOVA group 4
  2. 10 Ancho & Habanero Chilli Salsa Corn Masa Tortillas Sainsbury's taste the difference · 150g NOVA group 4
  3. 11 Space Balls Real Organic Cheddar Lesser Evil · 7 oz NOVA group 4
  4. 12 Olives, Feta & Pink Peppercorn Chickpea & Red Quinoa Tortillas M&S Food NOVA group 4
  5. 13 Coriander & Zesty Lime Corn & Habanero Chilli Tortillas Marks & Spencers NOVA group 4
  6. 14 Chilli Heatwave Flavour Corn Chips Doritos · 180 g NOVA group 4
  7. 15 SunChips Fiber Southwestern Queso Frito Lay · 198.4g NOVA group 4
  8. 16 Kettle cooked Cajun spice Lay's · 8 oz NOVA group 4
  9. 17 Chilli Heatwave Doritos NOVA group 4
  10. 18 scampi Smiths NOVA group 4
  11. 19 Cajun Cheese and Tomato Flavour Corn Snacks Deltas Cool NOVA group 4
  12. 20 Sweet chilli pepper flavoured corn chips Doritos · 145g NOVA group 4
  13. 21 Nacho Cheese Doritos · 1 oz (28.3 g) NOVA group 4

Within each group, products with fewer signs of ultra-processing, additives and ingredients come first. This ordering is ours, for comparison; it is not part of NOVA.