Is Carr’s Carrs ultra-processed?

Appetizers 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:

Maltodextrin

17 ingredients
7 additives
Nutri-Score E

Less processed 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

Wheat Flour, Vegetable Oils (processing marker) (Coconut Vegetable Oils, Palm Vegetable Oils, Sunflower Vegetable Oils, Rapeseed Vegetable Oils), Sugar (processing marker), Ammonium Bicarbonate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Red Onion 2%, Salt (processing marker), Potassium Chloride, Natural Flavouring Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Dried Onion, Maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), L-Cysteine

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate , E503 Ammonium carbonates , E503ii Ammonium hydrogen carbonate , E508 Potassium chloride , E920 L-cysteine

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour, Vegetable Oils (Coconut, Palm, Sunflower, Rapeseed), Sugar, Raising Agents (Ammonium Bicarbonate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Dried Red Onion (2%), Salt, Flavour Enhancer (Potassium Chloride), Natural Flavouring Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Dried Onion, Maltodextrin, Flour Treatment Agent (L-Cysteine).

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.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 2,498 appetizers

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1261st. 64% of the 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 2,498 appetizers, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000168001067, last edited 7 September 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 E (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.