Is Marks & Spencer Extreme Ridge Smoky Paprika Crisps ultra-processed?

Crisps 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:

Colour
E160c Paprika extract

19 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score E

Less processed crisps

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

Potatoes Sunflower Oil Rice Flour Sugar, Salt Paprika Natural Flavourings Dried Onions Yeast Extract Smoked Salt Acid (Citric Acid Tomato Powder Dried Garlic, Natural Colour (ultra-processing marker)), Paprika Extract (ultra-processing marker), Not suitable for those with a Milk allergy, F chips de pommes de terre coupées en crête au paprika fumé INGRÉDIENTS Pommes de terre Huile de tournesol, Farine de riz Sucre Sel, Paprika Arômes naturels Oignons déshydratés Extrait de levure Sel fumé, Acidifiant (Acide citrique Poudre de tomate Ail déshydraté Colorant), Extrait de paprika, Ne convient pas aux personnes allergiques au lait, CONSERVATION À consommer de préférence avant le voir sur le devant de l'emballage, À conserver de préférence dans un endroit frais et sec, Une fois ouvert, conserver dans un récipient hermétique, Elaboré au e-Uni, fr film bac de tri

Additives: E160c Paprika extract

As written on the pack

Potatoes Sunflower Oil Rice Flour Sugar. Salt Paprika Natural Flavourings Dried Onions Yeast Extract Smoked Salt Acid: Citric Acid Tomato Powder Dried Garlic. Natural Colour: Paprika Extract. Not suitable for those with a Milk allergy. Suitable for vegetarians F chips de pommes de terre coupées en crête au paprika fumé INGRÉDIENTS Pommes de terre Huile de tournesol - Farine de riz Sucre Sel. Paprika Arômes naturels Oignons déshydratés Extrait de levure Sel fumé. Acidifiant: Acide citrique Poudre de tomate Ail déshydraté Colorant: Extrait de paprika. Ne convient pas aux personnes allergiques au lait. CONSERVATION À consommer de préférence avant le voir sur le devant de l'emballage. À conserver de préférence dans un endroit frais et sec. Une fois ouvert, conserver dans un récipient hermétique. Elaboré au e-Uni. FR FILM BAC DE TRI

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.
Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.

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.

Salty snacks Products in the category "Salty snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,471 crisps

From least to most processed, this one ranks 779th. 64% of the crisps 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 1,471 crisps, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 29446087, last edited 19 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 E (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.