Is Aldi Specially Selected Specially Selected Paprika Hand Cooked Crisps ultra-processed?

Flavoured potato crisps Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Dextrose
Glucose
Maltodextrin

16 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score C

Less processed flavoured potato crisps

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, Rapeseed Oil, Maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), Sugar (processing marker), Paprika Powder, Salt (processing marker), Yeast Extract Powder, Dextrose (ultra-processing marker), Onion, Acid (Citric Acid), Garlic, Smoked Paprika, Smoked Salt (processing marker), Spice Extract, Marjoram

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Potato, Rapeseed Oil, Maltodextrin, Sugar, Paprika Powder, Salt, Yeast Extract Powder, Dextrose Powder, Onion Powder, Acid: Citric Acid; Garlic Powder, Smoked Paprika Powder, Smoked Salt, Spice Extract, Marjoram

What makes it ultra-processed

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.

3 ingredients that would only make it processed

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

Salty snacks Products in the category "Salty snacks" are at least group 3.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 191 flavoured potato crisps

From least to most processed, this one ranks 89th. 95% of the flavoured potato crisps 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 191 flavoured potato crisps, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600569390, last edited 27 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.