Is Great Value Buttery Homestyle Complete Potatoes ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- Colour
- Flavouring
- E171 Titanium dioxide
- E450 Diphosphates
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
- E627 Disodium guanylate
- and 1 more
- 28 ingredients
- 10 additives
- Nutri-Score E
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Potatoes, coconut oil (processing marker), corn syrup solids, salt (processing marker), canola oil, nonfat dry milk (processing marker), sodium caseinate (from milk), butter (processing marker) (cream, salt (processing marker)), mono- and diglycerides (ultra-processing marker), spices, natural and artificial flavors (ultra-processing marker), dipotassium phosphate, buttermilk, calcium stearoyl lactylate, disodium inosinate (ultra-processing marker), disodium guanylate (ultra-processing marker), titanium dioxide (ultra-processing marker) (color (ultra-processing marker)), annatto, turmeric (color (ultra-processing marker)), freshness preserved with sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bisulfite, citric acid, dried
Additives: E171 Titanium dioxide , E222 Sodium bisulphite , E330 Citric acid , E340 Potassium phosphates , E340ii Dipotassium phosphate , E450 Diphosphates , E450i Disodium diphosphate , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E627 Disodium guanylate , E631 Disodium inosinate
As written on the pack
Potatoes*, coconut oil, corn syrup solids, salt, canola oil, nonfat dry milk, sodium caseinate (from milk), butter* (cream and salt), mono - and diglycerides, spices, natural and artificial flavors, dipotassium phosphate, buttermilk, calcium stearoyl lactylate, disodium inosinate and disodium guanylate, titanium dioxide (color), annatto and turmeric (color). freshness preserved with sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bisulfite, citric acid. *dried.
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.
- E171 Titanium dioxide Titanium dioxide is a white pigment.
- E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
- 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.
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- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
4 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.
- Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
- Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.
Among 56 mixed vegetables
From least to most processed, this one ranks 55th. 20% of the mixed vegetables here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0078742069814, last edited 10 July 2025), 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.