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Is Aldi Sweet Chilli Rice Crackers ultra-processed?

Crackers (Appetizers) Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Aldi Sweet Chilli Rice Crackers

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 31 ingredients
  • 10 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed crackers (Appetizers)

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

rice 85%, rice bran oil (rice bran oil, antioxidant (tocopherol-rich extract)), sugar, salt, full cream milk powder, hydrolysed soya protein, tomato, garlic, yeast extract powder, onion, soy sauce, maltodextrin, acidity regulators (calcium lactate, sodium acetate, citric acid, malic acid), flavour enhancers (disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate), flavouring, paprika powder, chili, colour (paprika extract), anti-caking agent (silicon dioxide), capsicum oleoresin

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E262 Sodium acetates , E262i Sodium acetate , E296 Malic acid , E306 Tocopherol-rich extract , E327 Calcium lactate , E330 Citric acid , E551 Silicon dioxide , E627 Disodium guanylate , E631 Disodium inosinate

As written on the pack

rice 85%, rice bran oil (rice bran oil, antioxidant: tocopherol-rich extract), sugar, salt, full cream milk powder, hydrolysed soya protein, tomato powder, garlic powder, yeast extract powder, onion powder, soy sauce powder, maltodextrin, acidity regulators (calcium lactate, sodium acetate, citric acid, malic acid), flavour enhancers (disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate), flavouring, paprika powder, chili powder, colour (paprika extract), anti-caking agent (silicon dioxide), capsicum oleoresin

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • E327 Calcium lactate Thickeners are substances which increase the viscosity of a foodstuff.
  • E551 Silicon dioxide A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
  • E627 Disodium guanylate Disodium guanylate is a flavour enhancer usually used together with MSG.
  • E631 Disodium inosinate Disodium inosinate is a flavour enhancer usually used together with MSG.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
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  • Flavour enhancer Flavour enhancers such as monosodium glutamate (E621) strengthen savoury taste without adding a flavour of their own.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.

  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
7 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.
  • Anti-caking agent Anti-caking agents are substances which reduce the tendency of individual particles of a foodstuff to adhere to one another.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 715 crackers (Appetizers)

From least to most processed, this one ranks 704th. 61% of the crackers (Appetizers) 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 715 crackers (Appetizers), least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600451565, 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.