Is Jacobs Cheese and Onion Flavour Crinkled Snack Biscuits ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- Flavouring
- Gluten
- Maltodextrin
- E450 Diphosphates
- E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
- 26 ingredients
- 8 additives
- Nutri-Score C
Less processed potato crisps
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Flour, Wheat Flour, Calcium, Iron, Naci Thiamin, Potato, Sunflower Oil (processing marker), Modified Starch Dried Whey, Cheese (processing marker), Onion Flavouring (ultra-processing marker), Onion Powder, Maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), Natural Flavouring (ultra-processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Potassium Chloride, Citric Acid, Garlic Powder, Paprika Extract, Polydextrose, Wheat Gluten (ultra-processing marker), Lactic Acid, Disodium Diphosphate (ultra-processing marker), Sodium Bicarbonate, e472e (ultra-processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Natural Flavourings (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E1200 Polydextrose , E270 Lactic acid , E330 Citric acid , E450 Diphosphates , E450i Disodium diphosphate , E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate
As written on the pack
Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium, Iron, Naci Thiamin, Dried Potato, Sunflower Oil, Modified Starch Dried Whey (Milk), Cheese and Onion Flavouring (Milk) (Onion Powder, Maltodextrin, Natural Flavouring (contains Milk), Salt, Potassium Chloride, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Garlic Powder, Colour (Paprika Extract) Polydextrose, Wheat Gluten, Acid (Lactic Acid), Raising Agents (Disodium Diphosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Emulsifier (E472e), Salt, Natural Flavourings,
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.
- E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
- E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in 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.
- Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.
- Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
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.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
- Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
Among 622 potato crisps
From least to most processed, this one ranks 554th. 66% of the potato crisps here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000168040424, last edited 6 August 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.