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Is Cretors Chicago Mix ultra-processed?

Popcorn Sold in Canada and France

Pack of Cretors Chicago Mix

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:

  • 53 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed popcorn

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

ing redienìs (caramel corn), non-gmo brown sugar, non-gmo cane sugar, non-gmo popcorn, butter pasteurized sweet cream, salti, non-gmo brown ricesyrup, non-gmo sunflower oil, soy lecithin, sea salt, baking soda, cream cheese, non-gmo popcorn, non-gmo cheddar cheese (cream, sodium phosphate, salti, cc itains, ingredients soufflé brown sugar, non-gmo cane, air-popped popcorn, cream, milk, salt), without non-gmo, sunflower oil without syrup, soy lecithin, sea salt, baking soda sunflower oil, cheddar cheese, milk, cultures, cheese, salt, enzymes, cream, sodium phosphate, salt, milk, soybeans, tree nuts, and eggs manufactured by cornfields, inc, waukegan, il 60087 www, ghcretors, com product of usa manufactured by cornfields, inc, waukegan, il 60087 www, ghcretors, com sanntjrr d

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

ing redienìs: caramel corn: non-gmo brown sugar, non-gmo cane sugar, non-gmo popcorn, butter pasteurized sweet cream (milk), salti, non-gmo brown ricesyrup, non-gmo sunflower oil, soy lecithin, sea salt, baking soda, cream cheese, non-gmo popcorn, non-gmo cheddar cheese [(pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annat tb), cream, sodium phosphate, salti, cc itains: soy, may contain: peanuts, tree nuts and egg ingredients soufflé brown sugar, non-gmo cane, non-gmo, air-popped popcorn [cream, milk pasteurized, salt], without non-gmo, sunflower oil without syrup, soy lecithin, sea salt, baking soda sunflower oil, non-gmo, cheddar cheese (milk, cultures, cheese, salt, enzymes, cream, sodium phosphate, salt], milk and soybeans : peanuts, tree nuts, and eggs manufactured by cornfields, inc,, waukegan, il 60087 www,ghcretors,com product of usa manufactured by cornfields, inc,, waukegan, il 60087 www,ghcretors,com sanntjrr d

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.

  • E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
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.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 188 popcorn

From least to most processed, this one ranks 118th. 57% of the popcorn 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 188 popcorn, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0732494000371, last edited 4 May 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.