Is Crusti Croc Bacon Snacks ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 25 ingredients
- 6 additives
- Nutri-Score E
Less processed salty snacks
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
vetemjöl 60%, solrosolja (processing marker) 25%, salt (processing marker), maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), smakförstärkare (ultra-processing marker) (mononatriumglutamat (ultra-processing marker), dinatrium-5'-ribonukleotider (ultra-processing marker)), socker (processing marker), lök, jästextrakt, paprika, kryddor, kryddextrakt (gurkmeja, paprika), syra (mjölksyra), aromer (ultra-processing marker), rökaromer, bakpulver (natriumkarbonater), färgämnen (ultra-processing marker) (sockerkulör (ultra-processing marker), ammoniakprocessen (ultra-processing marker), karmin (ultra-processing marker))
Additives: E120 Cochineal , E150a Plain caramel , E150c Ammonia caramel , E270 Lactic acid , E621 Monosodium glutamate , E635 Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide
As written on the pack
60 % vetemjöl, 25% solrosolja, salt, maltodextrin, smakförstärkare (mononatriumglutamat, dinatrium-5'-ribonukleotider), socker, lök, jästextrakt, paprika, kryddor, kryddextrakt (gurkmeja, paprika), syra (mjölksyra), aromer, rökaromer, bakpulver (natriumkarbonater), färgämnen (sockerkulör, ammoniakprocessen; karmin).
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.
- E120 Cochineal Carmine is a red colour made from cochineal insects.
- E150a Plain caramel Plain caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars.
- E150c Ammonia caramel Ammonia caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars with ammonia compounds.
- E621 Monosodium glutamate Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, made by fermentation and used to strengthen savoury taste.
- E635 Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide A food additive authorised for industrial food production.
- Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
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- Flavour enhancer Flavour enhancers such as monosodium glutamate (E621) strengthen savoury taste without adding a flavour of their own.
- 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.
- Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down 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.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Among 2,718 salty snacks
From least to most processed, this one ranks 2612th. 62% of the salty snacks here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 20686758, last edited 2 April 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.