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Is Frito Lay Classic Mix ultra-processed?

54 x 1 oz Potato crisps Sold in the United States

Pack of Frito Lay Classic Mix

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 193 ingredients
  • 14 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed 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

cheetos crunch cheese flavored snacks (corn meal (corn meal, ferrous sulfate, niacin, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable oil (corn oil, canola oil, sunflower oil), cheese seasoning (whey, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), canola oil, maltodextrin, NATURAL and ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, salt, whey protein, monosodium glutamate, lactic acid, citric acid, artificial color), salt), RUFFLES CHEDDAR and SOUR CREAM FLAVORED POTATO CHIPS (potatoes, vegetable oil (canola oil, corn oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil), maltodextrin, salt, whey, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), onion, monosodium glutamate, NATURAL and ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, buttermilk, sour cream (cultured cream, skim milk), lactose, butter (cream, salt), sodium caseinate, yeast extract, citric acid, skim milk, blue cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), lactic acid, garlic, artificial color (yellow 6, yellow 5), whey protein isolate, milk protein concentrate), lay's barbecue flavored potato chips (potatoes, vegetable oil (canola oil, corn oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil), sugar, salt, dextrose, maltodextrin, molasses, torula yeast, natural flavors, onion, spices, tomato, paprika, corn starch, paprika extracts, caramel color, yeast extract, garlic, mustard oil), fritos original corn chips (corn, vegetable oil (corn oil, canola oil), salt), lay's classic potato chips (potatoes, vegetable oil (canola oil, corn oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil), salt), doritos cool ranch flavored tortilla chips (corn, vegetable oil (corn oil, canola oil, sunflower oil), salt, corn starch, tomato, lactose, whey, skim milk, onion, sugar, garlic, monosodium glutamate, maltodextrin, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), dextrose, malic acid, corn syrup solids, buttermilk, NATURAL and ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, sodium acetate, artificial color (red 40, blue 1, yellow 5), spice, citric acid, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate), doritos nacho cheese flavored tortilla chips (corn, vegetable oil (sunflower oil, canola oil, corn oil), maltodextrin, salt, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), whey, monosodium glutamate, buttermilk, romano cheese (part-skim cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), romano cheese (cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), whey protein, onion, corn flour, NATURAL and ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, dextrose, tomato, lactose, spices, artificial color (yellow 6, yellow 5, red 40), lactic acid, citric acid, sugar, garlic, skim milk, RED and GREEN BELL PEPPER, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, potassium chloride, sodium caseinate)

Additives: E102 Tartrazine , E110 Sunset yellow FCF , E129 Allura red , E133 Brilliant blue FCF , E150c Ammonia caramel , E160c Paprika extract , E262 Sodium acetates , E262i Sodium acetate , E270 Lactic acid , E296 Malic acid , E330 Citric acid , E621 Monosodium glutamate , E627 Disodium guanylate , E631 Disodium inosinate

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E150c Ammonia caramel.

As written on the pack

CHEETOS CRUNCH CHEESE FLAVORED SNACKS (ENRICHED CORN MEAL (CORN MEAL, FERROUS SULFATE, NIACIN, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE OIL (CORN OIL, CANOLA OIL, SUNFLOWER OIL), CHEESE SEASONING (WHEY, CHEDDAR CHEESE [MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], CANOLA OIL, MALTODEXTRIN, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, SALT, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, LACTIC ACID, CITRIC ACID, ARTIFICIAL COLOR [YELLOW 6]), SALT), RUFFLES CHEDDAR & SOUR CREAM FLAVORED POTATO CHIPS (POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA OIL, CORN OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, SUNFLOWER OIL), MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, WHEY, CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), ONION POWDER, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, BUTTERMILK, SOUR CREAM (CULTURED CREAM, SKIM MILK), LACTOSE, BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), SODIUM CASEINATE, YEAST EXTRACT, CITRIC ACID, SKIM MILK, BLUE CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), LACTIC ACID, GARLIC POWDER, ARTIFICIAL COLOR (YELLOW 6, YELLOW 5), WHEY PROTEIN ISOLATE, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE), LAY'S BARBECUE FLAVORED POTATO CHIPS (POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA OIL, CORN OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, SUNFLOWER OIL), SUGAR, SALT, DEXTROSE, MALTODEXTRIN, MOLASSES, TORULA YEAST, NATURAL FLAVORS, ONION POWDER, SPICES, TOMATO POWDER, PAPRIKA, CORN STARCH, PAPRIKA EXTRACTS, CARAMEL COLOR, YEAST EXTRACT, GARLIC POWDER, MUSTARD SEED OIL), FRITOS ORIGINAL CORN CHIPS (CORN, VEGETABLE OIL (CORN OIL, CANOLA OIL), SALT), LAY'S CLASSIC POTATO CHIPS (POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA OIL, CORN OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, SUNFLOWER OIL), SALT), DORITOS COOL RANCH FLAVORED TORTILLA CHIPS (CORN, VEGETABLE OIL (CORN OIL, CANOLA OIL, SUNFLOWER OIL), SALT, CORN STARCH, TOMATO POWDER, LACTOSE, WHEY, SKIM MILK, ONION POWDER, SUGAR, GARLIC POWDER, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, MALTODEXTRIN, CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), DEXTROSE, MALIC ACID, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, BUTTERMILK, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, SODIUM ACETATE, ARTIFICIAL COLOR (RED 40, BLUE 1, YELLOW 5), SPICE, CITRIC ACID, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE), DORITOS NACHO CHEESE FLAVORED TORTILLA CHIPS (CORN, VEGETABLE OIL (SUNFLOWER OIL, CANOLA OIL, CORN OIL), MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), WHEY, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, BUTTERMILK, ROMANO CHEESE (PART-SKIM COW'S MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), ROMANO CHEESE (COW'S MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, ONION POWDER, CORN FLOUR, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, DEXTROSE, TOMATO POWDER, LACTOSE, SPICES, ARTIFICIAL COLOR (YELLOW 6, YELLOW 5, RED 40), LACTIC ACID, CITRIC ACID, SUGAR, GARLIC POWDER, SKIM MILK, RED AND GREEN BELL PEPPER POWDER, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM CASEINATE).

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.

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  • 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.
  • 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.

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.

  • Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Lactose Lactose is milk sugar, crystallised industrially from whey, a by-product of cheese making.
  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
  • 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.
9 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.
  • Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
  • 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.
  • Microbial culture Microbial cultures ferment foods such as yoghurt, cheese and sourdough.
  • Enzyme Enzymes carry out traditional processes such as cheese making and baking.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 622 potato crisps

From least to most processed, this one ranks 622nd. 66% of the 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 622 potato crisps, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0028400692144, last edited 1 October 2023), 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.