Is Gotlandschips Creamy Jalapeno ultra-processed?

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Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Maltodextrin

14 ingredients
No additives

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Potatis, rapsolja, salt (processing marker), maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), socker, druvsocker, jästextrakt, krydda, gräddpulver (mjölk), sura mjölksyror, citronsyra, tomat, arom

As written on the pack

Potatis, rapsolja, salt, maltodextrin, socker, druvsocker, jästextrakt, krydda, GRÄDDPULVER (MJÖLK), sura mjölksyror, citronsyra, tomat, arom

What makes it ultra-processed

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.

Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.

1 ingredient 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.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7350109270310, last edited 11 September 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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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.