Is Morrisons Sweet Chilli Crisps - The Best ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 30 ingredients
- 1 additive
- Nutri-Score D
Less processed potato crisps
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Potato, Vegetable oils in varying proportions (processing marker) (rapeseed, sunflower), Sugar (processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Garlic, Onion, Soybeans, Spirit vinegar, Tomato, Parsley, Red bell pepper, Cayenne pepper, Coriander, Chilli (chilli, cumin, salt (processing marker), oregano, garlic), Yeast extract, Coconut milk, Maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), Colour (ultra-processing marker) (paprika extract (ultra-processing marker)), Chilli, Star anise, Sodium caseinate, Capsicum extract (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E160c Paprika extract
As written on the pack
Potato, Vegetable oils in varying proportions (rapeseed, sunflower), Sugar, Salt, Garlic powder, Onion powder, Soybeans, Spirit vinegar, Tomato powder, Parsley, Red bell pepper powder, Cayenne pepper, Coriander powder, Chilli powder (chilli, cumin, salt, oregano, garlic), Yeast extract, Coconut milk, Maltodextrin, Colour (paprika extract), Chilli extract, Star anise, Sodium caseinate (milk), Capsicum extract.
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.
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 622 potato crisps
From least to most processed, this one ranks 407th. 66% of the potato crisps here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010525353418, last edited 6 April 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.