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Is Marks & Spencers sweet Chilli crisps ultra-processed?

150 g Potato crisps in sunflower oil Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Marks & Spencers sweet Chilli crisps

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:

  • 20 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed potato crisps in sunflower oil

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 Sugar, Salt, Maltodextrin, Dried Garlic, Dried Onions Ground Spices (Ginger Coriander, Star Anise, Cumin), Dried Tomatoes, Yeast Extract Acid (Citric Acid, Colour), Paprika Extract, Havouring, Herb Extract, Capsicum Extract, Chilli, Dried Oregano, Chilli

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Potatoes · Sunflower Oil Sugar · Salt - Maltodextrin · Dried Garlic · Dried Onions Ground Spices (Ginger Coriander · Star Anise · Cumin) Dried Tomatoes · Yeast Extract Acid: Citric Acid · Colour: Paprika Extract · Havouring · Herb Extract · Capsicum Extract · Chilli Extract · Dried Oregano · Chilli Powder.

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.

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.
2 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 112 potato crisps in sunflower oil

From least to most processed, this one ranks 102nd. 39% of the potato crisps in sunflower oil 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 112 potato crisps in sunflower oil, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00028325, last edited 25 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.