Is Hapi Snacks Hot Wasabi Flavored Peas ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 10 ingredients
- 2 additives
- Nutri-Score C
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
green peas, glutinous rice, wheat flour, palm oil, sunflower oil (processing marker), sugar (processing marker), horseradish, salt (processing marker), fd&c yellow #5 (ultra-processing marker), fd&c blue #1 (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E102 Tartrazine , E133 Brilliant blue FCF
As written on the pack
GREEN PEAS, GLUTINOUS RICE FLOUR, WHEAT FLOUR, PALM OIL, SUNFLOWER OIL, SUGAR, HORSERADISH, SALT, FD&C YELLOW #5 AND FD&C BLUE #1.
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.
- E102 Tartrazine Tartrazine is a synthetic yellow azo dye (FD&C Yellow No. 5 in the US).
- E133 Brilliant blue FCF Brilliant blue FCF is a synthetic blue dye, listed in the US as FD&C Blue No. 1.
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.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0011152851716, last edited 21 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 C (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.