Is Beef Puft Hula Hoops ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- Colour
- Emulsifier
- Flavouring
- Maltodextrin
- E160c Paprika extract
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
- 39 ingredients
- 3 additives
- Nutri-Score D
Less processed crisps
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
flour (wheat flour, calcium, iron, niacin, thiamin), potato, sunflower oil (processing marker) 19%, beef flavour (ultra-processing marker) (yeast extract, dried onion, sugar (processing marker), natural flavouring, potassium chloride, salt (processing marker), dried garlic, carrot powder, leek, fat reduced cocoa powder, spirit vinegar, acid (citric acid), cinnamon, maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), colour (ultra-processing marker) (paprika extract (ultra-processing marker))), rice flour, yeast extract, emulsifier (ultra-processing marker) (mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (ultra-processing marker)), including cereals containing gluten, coya, quality guarantee please contact us on our careline if you have any questions and comments, and write to our consumer services team, enclosing your pack and contents, stating when and where purchased, tel (freephone, 0800 526078)
Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E330 Citric acid , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
As written on the pack
flour (wheat flour, calcium, iron, niacin, thiamin), dried potato, sunflower oil (19%), grilled beef flavour [yeast extract, dried onion, sugar, natural flavouring, potassium chloride, salt, dried garlic, carrot powder, leek powder, fat reduced cocoa powder, dried spirit vinegar extract, acid: citric acid, ground cinnamon, maltodextrin, colour: paprika extract], rice flour, yeast extract, emulsifier: mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids. for allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. also may contain milk, coya. quality guarantee please contact us on our careline if you have any questions or comments, or write to our consumer services team, enclosing your pack and contents, stating when and where purchased. tel: freephone (uk) 0800 526078
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.
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
- Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
- Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
- 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.
4 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.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Among 1,471 crisps
From least to most processed, this one ranks 1252nd. 64% of the crisps here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000237118252, 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.