Is BILVAM Chunchy Paatra ultra-processed?

250gm Snacks variety packs Sold in the United States

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Sugar
Vegetable oil

12 ingredients
1 additive

Less processed snacks variety packs

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

Colocasia leaves, Gram Flour, Sugar (processing marker), Edible Vegetable Oil (processing marker) (Palmoline), lodized Salt, Green Chilly, Ginger, Garlic, Spices, Acidity regulator (e330)

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Colocasia leaves, Gram Flour, Sugar, Edible Vegetable Oil (Palmoline) lodized Salt, Green Chilly, Ginger, Garlic, Spices, Acidity regulator (INS 330),

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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

Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 24 snacks variety packs

From least to most processed, this one ranks 8th. 63% of the snacks variety packs 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 24 snacks variety packs, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8908018264006, last edited 28 June 2025), 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.
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.