Is Eat real LENTIL CHIPS with punchy CHILLI and lively LEMON ultra-processed?

Lentil 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:

Colour
Flavouring
E160c Paprika extract

24 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score A

Less processed lentil 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

Lentil Flour 40%, Potato Starch (processing marker), Rapeseed Oil, Maize Flour, Chilli, Lemon Seasoning (Rice Flour, Salt (processing marker), Paprika, Garlic, Onion, Chilli, Yeast Extract Powde Acid (Citric Acid), Cayenne Pepper, Cumin, Yeast, Natural Flavouring (ultra-processing marker), Black Pepper, Garl Lemon Powder, Oregano, Colour (ultra-processing marker) (Paprika Extract (ultra-processing marker))), Salt (processing marker)

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Lentil Flour (40%), Potato Starch, Rapeseed Oil, Maize Flour, Chilli & Lemon Seasoning [Rice Flour, Salt, Paprika, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Chilli, Yeast Extract Powde Acid (Citric Acid), Cayenne Pepper, Cumin, Dried Yeast, Natural Flavouring, Black Pepper, Garl Lemon Powder, Oregano, Colour (Paprika Extract)], Salt.

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.
Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

2 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.

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 13 lentil crisps

From least to most processed, this one ranks 11th. 77% of the lentil 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 13 lentil crisps, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060878780546, last edited 17 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 A (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.