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Is Late July Jalapeño Lime Tortilla Chips ultra-processed?

24 oz Corn chips Sold in the United States

Pack of Late July Jalapeño Lime Tortilla Chips

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:

  • 19 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed corn chips

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

whole ground yellow com sunflower oil, safflower oil, jalapeño lime seasoning (maltodextrin, dextrose, sea salt, jalapeño pepper, green bell pepper, onion, garlic, vinegar (maltodextrin, distilled vinegar), yeast extract, spices, lime juice white powder (maltodextrin, lime juice), citric acid)

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

organic whole ground yellow com sunflower oil and/or safflower oil, jalapeño lime seasoning (maltodextrin, dextrose, sea salt, jalapeño pepper, green bell pepper powder, onion powder, garlic powder, vinegar powder [maltodextrin, distilled vinegar], yeast extract, spices, lime juice white powder [maltodextrin, lime juice], citric acid),

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.

  • Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
3 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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 359 corn chips

From least to most processed, this one ranks 237th. 46% of the corn chips 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 359 corn chips, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0890444000090, last edited 19 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.