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Is Kettle Mature Cheddar And Red Onion Crisps ultra-processed?

Cheese and onion crisps Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Kettle Mature Cheddar And Red Onion Crisps

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 20 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed flavoured potato crisps

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

Select Potatoes, Vegetable Oils (Rapeseed Oil, Sunflower Oil), Rice Flour, Dried Onion, Buttermilk, Natural Flavouring, Yeast, Salt, Sugar, Parsley, Citric Acid, Paprika Extract, Mature Cheddar Cheese, Dried Chedd Cheese, Red Onion, Note (product may be fried in either of the oils listed and a blend may be used dependent availability of supply, on)

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Select Potatoes, Vegetable Oils (Rapeseed Oil, Sunflower Oil)***, Rice Flour, Dried Onion, Dried Buttermilk, Natural Flavouring, Dried Yeast Extract, Salt, Sugar, Dried Parsley, Acid: Citric Acid; Colour: Paprika Extract; Dried Mature Cheddar Cheese (Milk), Dried Chedd Cheese (Milk), Dried Red Onion. ***In varying proportions. Note: product may be fried in either of the oils listed or a blend may be used dependent availability of supply. on

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.
  • 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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 19 cheese and onion crisps

From least to most processed, this one ranks 2nd. 95% of the cheese and onion crisps 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 19 cheese and onion crisps, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5017764004736, last edited 12 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.