Is ICA Tortilla Chips - Östmak ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 12 ingredients
- 2 additives
- Nutri-Score D
Less processed corn chips
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Majsmjöl 75%, solrosolja (processing marker), kryddmix (arom (ultra-processing marker), salt (processing marker), laktos (ultra-processing marker), socker (processing marker), maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), mjölkprotein (ultra-processing marker), surhetsreglerande medel (e327 (ultra-processing marker), e262))
Additives: E262 Sodium acetates , E327 Calcium lactate
As written on the pack
Majsmjöl 75%, solrosolja, kryddmix (arom (mjölk), salt, laktos (mjölk), socker, maltodextrin, mjölkprotein, surhetsreglerande medel (E327, E262))
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.
- E327 Calcium lactate Thickeners are substances which increase the viscosity of a foodstuff.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.
- Lactose Lactose is milk sugar, crystallised industrially from whey, a by-product of cheese making.
- Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
- Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
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.
- Salty snacks Products in the category "Salty snacks" are at least group 3.
- 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.
Among 359 corn chips
From least to most processed, this one ranks 272nd. 46% of the corn chips here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7318690051008, last edited 20 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 D (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.