Is Delisio Sweet Chilli Relish Potato Chips ultra-processed?

140 g Flavoured potato crisps Sold in New Zealand

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Colour
Flavour enhancer
Flavouring
E160c Paprika extract
E621 Monosodium glutamate
E627 Disodium guanylate
and 2 more

29 ingredients
11 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

potatoes 61%, sunflower oil (processing marker), canola oil, sugar (processing marker), salt (processing marker), food acids (sodium diacetate, citric acid), flavour enhancers (ultra-processing marker) (621, 627, 631, 951), spices (paprika, chilli), hydrolysed vegetable protein, tomato, onion, corn starch (processing marker), natural flavours (ultra-processing marker), natural colours (ultra-processing marker) (paprika extract (ultra-processing marker), cochineal, caramel), antioxidants (tocopherols, ascorbic acid, rosemary extract)

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E262 Sodium acetates , E262ii Sodium diacetate , E300 Ascorbic acid , E306 Tocopherol-rich extract , E330 Citric acid , E392 Extracts of rosemary , E621 Monosodium glutamate , E627 Disodium guanylate , E631 Disodium inosinate , E951 Aspartame

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E621 Monosodium glutamate, E627 Disodium guanylate, E631 Disodium inosinate, E951 Aspartame.

As written on the pack

POTATOES (61%), SUNFLOWER OIL AND/OR CANOLA OIL, SUGAR, SALT, FOOD ACIDS (SODIUM DIACETATE, CITRIC ACID), FLAVOUR ENHANCERS (621, 627, 631, 951), SPICES (PAPRIKA, CHILLI), HYDROLYSED VEGETABLE PROTEIN, TOMATO POWDER, ONION POWDER, CORN STARCH, NATURAL FLAVOURS, NATURAL COLOURS (PAPRIKA EXTRACT, COCHINEAL, CARAMEL). ANTIOXIDANTS (TOCOPHEROLS, ASCORBIC ACID, ROSEMARY EXTRACT).

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.
E627 Disodium guanylate Disodium guanylate is a flavour enhancer usually used together with MSG.
E631 Disodium inosinate Disodium inosinate is a flavour enhancer usually used together with MSG.
E951 Aspartame Aspartame is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, used in diet drinks and sugar-free products.
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.

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.
Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 191 flavoured potato crisps

From least to most processed, this one ranks 189th. 95% of the flavoured potato 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 191 flavoured potato crisps, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9400566010177, last edited 29 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 D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.