Is Dot's Homestyle Pretzels Seasoned Pretzel Twists ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- Flavouring
- Glucose
- Maltodextrin
- E412 Guar gum
- E415 Xanthan gum
- E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose
- and 1 more
- 35 ingredients
- 6 additives
- Nutri-Score D
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), salt (processing marker), vegetable oil (processing marker) (may contain one and more of the following (corn), canola, soybean), artificial butter flavor, corn syrup (ultra-processing marker), yeast, canola oil, flavoring (ultra-processing marker) (maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), buttermilk, salt (processing marker), monosodium glutamate (ultra-processing marker), dried garlic, dried onion, lactic acid, calcium lactate, spices, citric acid, calcium stearate, artificial flavor, xanthan gum (ultra-processing marker), carboxymethylcellulose (ultra-processing marker), guar gum (ultra-processing marker), natural flavor (soy))
Additives: E270 Lactic acid , E330 Citric acid , E412 Guar gum , E415 Xanthan gum , E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose , E621 Monosodium glutamate
As written on the pack
enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), salt, vegetable oil (may contain one or more of the following: corn, canola, soybean), artificial butter flavor, corn syrup, yeast, canola oil, flavoring (maltodextrin, buttermilk, salt, monosodium glutamate, dried garlic, dried onion, lactic acid, calcium lactate, spices, citric acid, calcium stearate, artificial flavor, xanthan gum, carboxymethylcellulose, guar gum, natural flavor [soy]),
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.
- E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
- E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
- E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose Carboxymethyl cellulose is a thickener made by chemically modifying cellulose from wood or cotton.
- E621 Monosodium glutamate Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, made by fermentation and used to strengthen savoury taste.
- 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.
- Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
- Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
3 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.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Among 715 crackers (Appetizers)
From least to most processed, this one ranks 681st. 61% of the crackers (Appetizers) here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0855712008017, last edited 12 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.