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Is M&S Cool Sweet Potato Tortilla Chips ultra-processed?

Corn chips Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of M&S Cool Sweet Potato 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:

  • 16 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • 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

maize flour sunflower oil, dried sweet potatoes· brown linseed salt dried buttermilk, dried tomatoes yeast extract dried whey, sugar, yogurt, dried garlic, dried ònions, cream, mature cheddar cheese, dried red peppers acid (citric acid, flavouring, ground white pepper colour), paprika extract, dill, cayenne pepper coriander

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

maize flour sunflower oil · dried sweet potatoes· brown linseed salt dried buttermilk · dried tomatoes yeast extract dried whey (milk) · sugar · dried yogurt (milk) - dried garlic · dried ònions · dried cream (milk) · dried mature cheddar cheese (milk) · dried red peppers acid: citric acid · flavouring · ground white pepper colour: paprika extract · dill extract · cayenne pepper coriander, for allergens see ingredients in bold,

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.
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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 359 corn chips

From least to most processed, this one ranks 223rd. 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 29122707, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.