Is Aldi Crispy Roast Potatos ultra-processed?

450g Potatoes Sold in the United Kingdom

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Butter
Salt
Starch

9 ingredients
1 additive

Less processed potatoes

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Potato, Potato Starch (processing marker), Salted Butter (processing marker) (Butter, Sea Salt (processing marker)), Rapeseed Oil, Antioxidant (Sodium Metabisulphite), Coarse Black Pepper

Additives: E223 Sodium metabisulphite

As written on the pack

Potato, Potato Starch, Salted Butter (Butter(Milk), Sea Salt), Rapeseed Oil, Antioxidant: Sodium Metabisulphite; Coarse Black Pepper.

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 74 potatoes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 40th. 45% of the potatoes here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 74 potatoes, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4061463956699, last edited 28 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.