Is Bannisters Yorkshire Family Farm Cheese & Bacon Potato Skins ultra-processed?

260g Prepared potatoes 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:

Flavouring

15 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score C

Less processed prepared 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

British Potato 70%, Water, White Mature Cheddar Cheese 8%, Smoky Bacon 5% (Pork, Water, Salt (processing marker), Sugar (processing marker), Smoke Flavouring (ultra-processing marker), Preservative (processing marker) (Sodium Nitrite (processing marker))), Sunflower Oil (processing marker), Monterey Jack Cheese (processing marker) 3%, Mustard, White Pepper

Additives: E250 Sodium nitrite

As written on the pack

British Potato 70%, Water, White Mature Cheddar Cheese 8% (Milk), Smoky Bacon 5% (Pork, Water, Salt, Sugar, Smoke Flavouring, Preservative (Sodium Nitrite)), Sunflower Oil, Monterey Jack Cheese 3% (Milk), Mustard Powder, White Pepper.

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.

Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.

E250 Sodium nitrite Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
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.
Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 21 prepared potatoes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 13th. 48% of the prepared 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 21 prepared potatoes, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5025165301040, 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.