Is Discos ultra-processed?

6x25.5g Crisps Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

24 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score D

Less processed 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

WHEAT Starch (processing marker), Potato, Sunflower Oil (processing marker), WHEAT Flour (with Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Cheese (processing marker), Onion Flavour (ultra-processing marker), Dried Onion, Yeast, Rice Flour, Salt (processing marker), Sugar (processing marker), Natural Flavouring (ultra-processing marker), Cheese (processing marker), Citric Acid, Cayenne Pepper, Onion Extract, mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids (ultra-processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Vinegar, Prawn Cocktail

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

As written on the pack

WHEAT Starch, Dried Potato, Sunflower Oil, WHEAT Flour (with Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Cheese & Onion Flavour (Dried Onion, Dried Yeast Extract, Rice Flour, Salt, Sugar, Natural Flavouring (contains MILK), Dried Cheese (MILK), Acid: Citric Acid, Cayenne Pepper Extract, Onion Extract], Emulsifier: Mono - and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids. Salt & Vinegar, Prawn Cocktail.

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.

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.

6 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.
Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,471 crisps

From least to most processed, this one ranks 838th. 64% of the 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 1,471 crisps, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000237128138, last edited 26 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.