Is Lidl Snack Day Onion Snack XXL ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 11 ingredients
- 2 additives
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Majsgryn 68%, palmolja 25%, torkad glukossirap (ultra-processing marker), salt (processing marker), torkad lök 0.8%, smakförstärkare (ultra-processing marker) (mononatriumglutamat (ultra-processing marker)), arom (ultra-processing marker), örtkryddor, färgämne (ultra-processing marker) (paprikaoleoresin (ultra-processing marker))
Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E621 Monosodium glutamate
As written on the pack
Majsgryn 68 %, palmolja 25 %, torkad glukossirap, salt, torkad lök 0,8 %, smakförstärkare (mononatriumglutamat), arom, örtkryddor, färgämne (paprikaoleoresin).
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.
- E621 Monosodium glutamate Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, made by fermentation and used to strengthen savoury taste.
- Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
- Flavour enhancer Flavour enhancers such as monosodium glutamate (E621) strengthen savoury taste without adding a flavour of their own.
- 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.
- Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
- Glucose syrup Glucose syrup is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
1 ingredient that would only make it processed
Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 20839383, last edited 2 April 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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- 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.