Is dairylea Dunkers ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 27 ingredients
- 5 additives
- Nutri-Score D
Less processed corn chips
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
skimmed MILK (water, skimmed MILK powder (processing marker)), cheese (processing marker), concentrated whey (ultra-processing marker) (from MILK), inulin (ultra-processing marker), MILK protein (ultra-processing marker), MILK fat, polyphosphates (ultra-processing marker), modified starch (ultra-processing marker), calcium phosphate, lactic acid, corn flour, potato, palm oil, flavourings (ultra-processing marker), sugar (processing marker), salt (processing marker), onion powder, mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (ultra-processing marker), yeast extract, garlic powder, parsley, citric acid, rosemary, horseradish
Additives: E14XX Modified Starch , E270 Lactic acid , E330 Citric acid , E452 Polyphosphates , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
As written on the pack
skimmed MILK (water, skimmed MILK powder), CHEESE, concentrated whey (from MILK), inulin, MILK protein, MILK fat, emulsifying salt (polyphosphates), modified starch, calcium phosphate, acidity regulator (lactic acid), corn flour, potato granules, palm oil, flavourings, sugar, salt, onion powder, emulsifier (mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids), yeast extract, garlic powder, parsley, acid (citric acid), rosemary, horseradish.
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.
- E14xx Modified Starch Modified starches (E1400 to E1452) are starches treated physically, with enzymes or chemically so that they thicken and hold up to heating, freezing or acidity better than ordinary starch.
- E452 Polyphosphates Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
- 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.
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.
- Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
- Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
- Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
7 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.
- Cheeses Products in the category "Cheeses" are at least group 3.
- 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.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
- Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.
Among 359 corn chips
From least to most processed, this one ranks 320th. 46% of the corn chips here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7622202225192, last edited 16 September 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.