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Is Bhuja Cracker Mix ultra-processed?

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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:

  • 38 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

noodle crisps (yellow pea, chickpea flour, hi-oleic sunflower, canola oil, rice flour potato flake, tapioca starch, salt, sesame seeds, cumin), rice crackers 20% (rice, soy sauce, sugar, tapioca starch, sesame seeds, seaweed, chili), peanuts, peas (coconut oil), chickpeas, raisins, hi-oleic sunflower, canola oil, salt, spices (turmeric, chili, paprika), maltodextrin, sugar, garlic, ©2018 all rights reserved, distributed in america by majans america llc 2774 north cobb parkway, ste 109-151, kennesaw, ga 30152 made in australia

As written on the pack

noodle crisps (yellow pea flour, chickpea flour, hi-oleic sunflower and/or canola oil, rice flour potato flake, tapioca starch, salt, sesame seeds, cumin powder), rice crackers (20%) (rice, soy sauce, sugar, tapioca starch, sesame seeds, seaweed, chili), peanuts, peas (coconut oil), chickpeas, raisins, hi-oleic sunflower and/or canola oil, salt, spices (turmeric, chili powder, paprika), maltodextrin, sugar, garlic powder, contains peanuts, sesame and soy, may contain: tree nuts, ©2018 all rights reserved, distributed in america by majans america llc 2774 north cobb parkway, ste 109-151, kennesaw, ga 30152 made in australia

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.

  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
5 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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

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About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0892234002017, last edited 12 November 2025), 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.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.