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Is McCain Baby Hasselbacks ultra-processed?

653g Prepared potatoes Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of McCain Baby Hasselbacks

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 10 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed prepared potatoes

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 99%, Vegetable Oils (Rapeseed Vegetable Oils, Sunflower Vegetable Oils), Sachet (Sea Salt 0.2%, Cracked Black Peppercorn 0.09%, Red Pepper, Cracked Green Peppercorn, Pimento)

As written on the pack

Potatoes 99%, Vegetable Oils (Rapeseed, Sunflower), Sachet (Sea Salt 0.2%, Cracked Black Peppercorn 0.09%, Red Pepper, Cracked Green Peppercorn, Pimento).

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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 oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 21 prepared potatoes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 9th. 48% of the prepared potatoes 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 21 prepared potatoes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010228006840, 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.