Is Japan Walkers Sticky Teriyaki Flavour Potato Crisp ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 29 ingredients
- 5 additives
- Nutri-Score C
Less processed potato crisps
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Potatoes, Vegetable Oils (processing marker) (Sunflower Vegetable Oils, Rapeseed Vegetable Oils), Teriyaki Sauce Flavour (Sucrose (processing marker), Flavourings (ultra-processing marker), Fructose (ultra-processing marker), Potassium Chloride, Salt (processing marker), Mixed Spices (Ginger Powder, Cayenne Chilli Powder, Anise, Clove, Allspice), Smoked Salt (processing marker), Acid (Citric Acid), Colour (ultra-processing marker) (Paprika Extract (ultra-processing marker)), Maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker)), Antioxidants (Rosemary Extract, Ascorbic Acid, Tocopherol Rich Extract, Citric Acid), walkers, and the WALKERS logo are registered Trademarks 2025
Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E300 Ascorbic acid , E306 Tocopherol-rich extract , E330 Citric acid , E392 Extracts of rosemary
As written on the pack
Potatoes, Vegetable Oils (Sunflower, Rapeseed, in varying proportions), Teriyaki Sauce Flavour [Sucrose, Flavourings, Fructose, Potassium Chloride, Salt, Mixed Spices (Ginger Powder, Cayenne Chilli Powder, Anise Powder, Clove Powder, Allspice), Smoked Salt, Acid (Citric Acid), Colour (Paprika Extract), Smoked Maltodextrin], Antioxidants (Rosemary Extract, Ascorbic Acid, Tocopherol Rich Extract, Citric Acid). Allergy Advice May Contain: Milk, Soya, Mustard, Wheat and other cereals containing gluten. Suitable for Vegetarians Packaged in a Protective Atmosphere. WALKERS, and the WALKERS logo are registered Trademarks 2025
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.
- E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
- Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
- 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.
- Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
- Fructose Fructose is the sugar found naturally in fruit and honey, but as an ingredient it is refined industrially, mostly from corn 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.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Among 622 potato crisps
From least to most processed, this one ranks 548th. 66% of the potato crisps here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0000200010487, last edited 16 May 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.