Is Kettle Brand Potato Chips Himalayan Salt ultra-processed?
It's processed, but not ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Whole foods combined with:
- 6 ingredients
- No additives
Less processed crisps
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
potatoes, vegetable oil (processing marker), canola oil, safflower oil (processing marker), sunflower oil (processing marker), sea salt (processing marker)
As written on the pack
potatoes, vegetable oil, canola oil, safflower oil, sunflower oil, sea salt
What makes it processed
Culinary ingredients
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.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Category rules
Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.
- Salty snacks Products in the category "Salty snacks" are at least group 3.
Among 622 potato crisps
From least to most processed, this one ranks 142nd. 66% of the potato crisps here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0084114903297, last edited 5 February 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.
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.