Is Cofresh Chilli & Lemon Grills Flavoured Potato Snack ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 21 ingredients
- 1 additive
- Nutri-Score D
Less processed potato crisps
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Native Potato Starch, Potato 40%, Modified Potato Starch (ultra-processing marker), Vegetable Oil (processing marker) (Rapeseed Vegetable Oil), Chilli 2.5%, Lemon Seasoning 2.5%, Salt (processing marker), Rice Flour, Spices (Including Chilli), Yeast Extract Powder, Garlic, Onion, Citric Acid, Natural Flavourings (ultra-processing marker), Lemon Juice 1% (Maltodextrin from IP Maize, Lemon Juice), Natural Colour (ultra-processing marker) (Paprika)
Additives: E330 Citric acid
As written on the pack
Native Potato Starch, Potato Solids 40%, Modified Potato Starch, Vegetable Oil (Rapeseed), Chilli & Lemon Seasoning 2.5% (Salt, Rice Flour, Spices (Including Chilli), Yeast Extract Powder, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Citric Acid, Natural Flavourings, Lemon Juice Powder 1% (Maltodextrin from IP Maize, Lemon Juice), Natural Colour (Paprika)
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.
- Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
- Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary 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.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Among 622 potato crisps
From least to most processed, this one ranks 401st. 66% of the potato crisps here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5026489478678, 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.