Is Lidl Thai Chili Rice Snacks ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 17 ingredients
- 2 additives
- Nutri-Score D
Less processed crisps
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
rice 46%, high oleic sunflower oil (processing marker), sugar (processing marker), tapioca starch (processing marker), maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), salt (processing marker), potassium chloride, colours (ultra-processing marker) (paprika extract (ultra-processing marker)), plain caramel (ultra-processing marker), soy sauce (processing marker) (water, soya beans, salt (processing marker), wheat), chilli 0.03%, capsicum extract (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E150a Plain caramel , E160c Paprika extract
As written on the pack
46% rice, high oleic sunflower oil, sugar, tapioca starch, maltodextrin, salt, potassium chloride, colours: paprika extract, plain caramel, soy sauce (water, soya beans, salt, wheat), 0,03% chilli powder, capsicum extract, allergy advice
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.
- E150a Plain caramel Plain caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars.
- E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
- Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
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.
6 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.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
- Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.
Among 1,471 crisps
From least to most processed, this one ranks 1042nd. 64% of the crisps here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 20977764, last edited 27 March 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 D (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.