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Is Maze Cheesy Jalapeno Popcorn ultra-processed?

3 x 80 g Popcorn Sold in Sweden and Germany

Pack of Maze Cheesy Jalapeno Popcorn

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:

  • 19 ingredients
  • 6 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed popcorn

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

Corn 65%, shea, rapeseed oil, salt, cheese flavor 1.8%, flavor enhancer (yeast extract), jalapeño pepper flavor 0.4%, flavoring, cheddar cheese powder 0.2%, colorings (paprika extract, annatto bixin, capsicum extract), emulsifier (sunflower lecithin), jalapeño 0.05%, antioxidant (e319)

Additives: E160b Annatto , E160bi Annatto bixin , E160c Paprika extract , E319 Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin

As written on the pack

Corn 65%, shea, rapeseed oil, salt, cheese flavor 1.8%, flavor enhancer: yeast extract, jalapeño pepper flavor 0.4%, flavoring, cheddar cheese powder 0.2%, colorings (paprika extract, annatto bixin, capsicum extract), emulsifier: sunflower lecithin, jalapeño powder 0.05%, antioxidant (E319).

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.

  • E160b Annatto Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
  • Flavour enhancer Flavour enhancers such as monosodium glutamate (E621) strengthen savoury taste without adding a flavour of their own.
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  • 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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Vegetable fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 188 popcorn

From least to most processed, this one ranks 186th. 57% of the popcorn 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 188 popcorn, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7340154812986, last edited 1 July 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.