Is Lidl Pop'd ultra-processed?

100 g Puffed salty snacks made from potato Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

21 ingredients
5 additives
Nutri-Score B

Less processed puffed salty snacks made from potato

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

Potato Flour 56%, Rice Flour, Potato Starch (processing marker), Vegetable Oils in Varying Proportions (processing marker) (Sunflower, Rapeseed), Salt (processing marker) 7%, Vinegar Flavour Seasoning 7% (Maize Starch (processing marker), Rice Flour, Acid (Citric Acid), Acidity Regulator (Sodium Diacetate), Salt (processing marker), Natural Flavouring (ultra-processing marker), Yeast), Salt (processing marker), Acidity Regulators (Potassium Citrate), Citric Acid

Additives: E262 Sodium acetates , E262ii Sodium diacetate , E330 Citric acid , E332 Potassium citrates , E332ii Tripotassium citrate

As written on the pack

56% Potato Flour, Rice Flour, Potato Starch, Vegetable Oils in Varying Proportions (Sunflower, Rapeseed), 7% Salt & Vinegar Flavour Seasoning (Maize Starch, Rice Flour, Acid: Citric Acid; Acidity Regulator: Sodium Diacetate; Salt, Natural Flavouring, Dried Yeast Extract), Salt, Acidity Regulators: Potassium Citrate, Citric Acid.

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.

Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.
Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 28 puffed salty snacks made from potato

From least to most processed, this one ranks 6th. 86% of the puffed salty snacks made from potato 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 puffed salty snacks made from potato, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 20113964, last edited 31 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 B (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.