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Is Coop West Country Cheddar & Red Onion Chutney Crisps ultra-processed?

Cheese and onion crisps Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Coop West Country Cheddar & Red Onion Chutney Crisps

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:

  • 27 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed flavoured potato crisps

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

potato, sunflower oil, west country cheddar and red onion chutney seasoning (lactose, salt, sugar, onion, west country cheddar cheese, red onion, milk powder, modena balsamic vinegar (red wine vinegar, grape must, maltodextrin), vegetarían cheese powder, molasses, acid (citric acid), red bell pepper, flavourings, paprika extract, rapeseed oil, black pepper, pimento), manchester m60 0ag, www.coop.co.uk, food nutrition reference intake average per

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

potato, sunflower oil, west country cheddar and red onion chutney seasoning (lactose (milk), salt, sugar, onion, west country vegetarian cheddar cheese (milk), red onion, milk powder, modena balsamic vinegar (red wine vinegar, grape must, maltodextrin), vegetarían cheese powder (milk), molasses, acid (citric acid), red bell pepper, flavourings, paprika extract, rapeseed oil, black pepper, pimento). allergy advice for allergens, see ingredients in bold. origin wade in uk using british potatoés for co-operative group ltd., manchester m60 0ag. www.coop.co.uk/food nutrition reference intake average per

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.

  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.

  • Lactose Lactose is milk sugar, crystallised industrially from whey, a by-product of cheese making.
  • 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.

  • 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.
  • Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 19 cheese and onion crisps

From least to most processed, this one ranks 9th. 95% of the cheese and onion crisps 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 19 cheese and onion crisps, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000128609043, last edited 13 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.