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Is Kettle Potato Chip ultra-processed?

13 oz Salt and vinegar crisps Sold in the United States

Pack of Kettle Potato Chip

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:

  • 13 ingredients
  • 1 additive

Less processed salt and vinegar 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

potatoes, safflower, sunflower, canola oil, vinegar (maltodextrin, white distilled vinegar), sea salt, maltodextrin, citric acid, distributed for (kettle brand 3125 kettle court se o salem), or 97301-5572 usa since 1982 meet your farmer www

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

potatoes, safflower and/or sunflower and/or canola oil, vinegar powder (maltodextrin, white distilled vinegar), sea salt, maltodextrin, citric acid. distributed for: kettle brand 3125 kettle court se o salem, or 97301-5572 usa since 1982 meet your farmer www

What makes it ultra-processed

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.
2 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 28 salt and vinegar crisps

From least to most processed, this one ranks 6th. 93% of the salt and vinegar 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 28 salt and vinegar crisps, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0084114123534, last edited 5 June 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.