Is Hippeas Chickpea puff snack sweet & smokin ultra-processed?

Legume flours Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

13 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed legume flours

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

Chickpeas 39%, Quinoa, Tapioca (processing marker), Sunflower Oil (processing marker), Sweet and Smokin Flavour Seasoning 10%, Rice Flour, Unrefined Cane Sugar (processing marker), Smoked Salt (processing marker), Sea Salt (processing marker), Onions, Natural Flavouring (ultra-processing marker), Sunflower Oil (processing marker), Brown Rice Protein

As written on the pack

Chickpeas(39%), Quinoa, Tapioca, Sunflower Oil, Sweet & Smokin Flavour Seasoning (10%), Rice Flour, Unrefined Cane Sugar, Smoked Salt, Sea Salt, Onions, Natural Flavouring, Sunflower Oil, Brown Rice Protein

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.

Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

5 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.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 9 legume flours

From least to most processed, this one ranks 9th. 11% of the legume flours 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 9 legume flours, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060472691880, last edited 27 March 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.