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Is Kurkure ultra-processed?

78 g Crisps Sold in Canada, France and 3 more countries

Pack of Kurkure

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:

  • 21 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed 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

Cereal Products 66% (Rice Meal 43.5%, Corn Meal 23%), Edible Vegetable Oil (Palmolein), Seasoning, ~Spices, Condiments, lodised Salt, Sugar, Flavour (Flavouring (Natural Flavouring, Nature Identical Flavouring), Substances), Black Salt, Tomato Powder, 296, 160c, Maltodextrin, Gram Meal 0.5%

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E296 Malic acid , E330 Citric acid , E334 L(+)-tartaric acid

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E160c Paprika extract.

As written on the pack

Cereal Products (66%) (Rice Meal (43.5%), Corn Meal (23%)), Edible Vegetable Oil (Palmolein),*Seasoning (~Spices and Condiments, lodised Salt, Sugar, Flavour (Natural and Nature Identical Flavouring Substances), Black Salt, Tomato Powder, Acidity Regulators (330, 296, 334), Colour(160c), Maltodextrin) , Gram Meal (0.5%).

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.

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.
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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,471 crisps

From least to most processed, this one ranks 988th. 64% of the 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 1,471 crisps, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8901491100519, last edited 14 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.