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Is Frito Lay Tostitos avocado ultra-processed?

2 Guacamoles Sold in the United States

Pack of Frito Lay Tostitos avocado

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:

  • 24 ingredients
  • 7 additives

Less processed guacamoles

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

water, green tomatoes, sunflower, canola oil, avocados, jalapeno peppers, onions, red bell peppers, jalapeño pepper, whey protein, and LESS THAN 2% OF THE FOLLOWING (modified corn starch), salt, lactic acid, datem, mono- and DIGLYCERIDES, spices, natural flavors, xanthan gum, and ARTIFICIAL COLOR (yellow 5, blue 1, and RED 40), ingredients

Additives: E102 Tartrazine , E129 Allura red , E133 Brilliant blue FCF , E270 Lactic acid , E415 Xanthan gum , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

As written on the pack

WATER, CRUSHED GREEN TOMATOES, SUNFLOWER AND/OR CANOLA OIL, AVOCADOS, JALAPENO PEPPERS, ONIONS, RED BELL PEPPERS, JALAPEÑO PEPPER PUREE, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, AND LESS THAN 2% OF THE FOLLOWING: MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SALT, LACTIC ACID, DATEM, MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES, SPICES, NATURAL FLAVORS, XANTHAN GUM, AND ARTIFICIAL COLOR (YELLOW 5, BLUE 1, AND RED 40). CONTAINS MILK INGREDIENTS.

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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  • 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.
  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.

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.

  • Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 34 guacamoles

From least to most processed, this one ranks 34th. 32% of the guacamoles 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 34 guacamoles, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0028400309448, last edited 11 July 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.