Is Chi-Chi's Tortilla Chips ultra-processed?

30 g 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:

Salt
Vegetable oil

10 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score D

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

masa flour (white corn, a trace of lime), vegetable oil (processing marker) (corn, OIL (cottonseed oil, sunflower oil)), toasted corn germ, salt (processing marker)

As written on the pack

MASA FLOUR (GROUND WHITE CORN AND A TRACE OF LIME), VEGETABLE OIL (CONTAINS SOYBEAN, CORN, COTTONSEED AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL), TOASTED CORN GERM, SALT.

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0037600665599, last edited 8 August 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.
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.