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Is Corn Nuts Chile Con Picante Limon Crunchy Corn Kernels ultra-processed?

4oz (113g) Corn flakes Sold in the United States

Pack of Corn Nuts Chile Con Picante Limon Crunchy Corn Kernels

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:

  • 13 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed corn flakes

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

corn, salt, corn oil, CONTAINS 2% and LESS OF MALTODEXTRIN, spice, onion powder, garlic powder, tomato powder, monosodium glutamate, citric acid, paprika extract (for color), natural flavor

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E330 Citric acid , E621 Monosodium glutamate

As written on the pack

CORN, SALT, CORN OIL, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF MALTODEXTRIN, SPICE, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, TOMATO POWDER, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, CITRIC ACID, PAPRIKA EXTRACT (FOR COLOR), NATURAL FLAVOR.

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.
  • E621 Monosodium glutamate Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, made by fermentation and used to strengthen savoury taste.
  • 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.
2 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.

  • 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

Among 61 corn flakes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 60th. 28% of the corn flakes 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 61 corn flakes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0071159076550, last edited 25 August 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.