Is Manomasa Serrano chilli & yucatan honey ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 27 ingredients
- 2 additives
- Nutri-Score B
Less processed corn chips
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
white corn, vegetable oils (processing marker) (rapeseed vegetable oils, sunflower vegetable oils), green lentils, rice flour, sugar (processing marker), green jalapeño, spices (chilli, cumin, ginger, star anise), cilantro herb (coriander), sea salt (processing marker), dried onion, dried garlic, dried tomato, dried Yucatan honey, balsamic vinegar, yeast, natural flavouring (ultra-processing marker), citric acid, paprika extract (ultra-processing marker), serrano extract, light
Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E330 Citric acid
As written on the pack
Whole white corn flour, vegetable oils (rapeseed, sunflower), green lentils, rice flour, sugar, green jalapeño, ground spices (chilli, cumin, ginger, star anise), cilantro herb (coriander), sea salt, dried onion, dried garlic, dried tomato, dried Yucatan honey, dried balsamic vinegar, dried yeast extract, natural flavouring, acid: citric acid, paprika extract, serrano extract. light.
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.
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.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Among 359 corn chips
From least to most processed, this one ranks 230th. 46% of the corn chips here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5017764003319, last edited 29 September 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.