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Is nachos guajillo ultra-processed?

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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:

  • 17 ingredients
  • No additives

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Majsmjöl 75%, solrosolja, kryddor (chili guajillo 0.8%, vitlök, chili, kummin), salt, maltodextrin, dextros, lök, tomat, NGREDIENSER naturlig arom, oregano, rökarom, Odlat i EU, Odlat i Mexiko

As written on the pack

Majsmjöl 75%, solrosolja, kryddor (chili guajillo** 0,8%, vitlök, chili, kummin), salt, maltodextrin, dextros, lök, tomat, NGREDIENSER naturlig arom, oregano, rökarom, *Odlat i EU, **Odlat i Mexiko,

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.

  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.

  • Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • 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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

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About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7318690491347, last edited 2 April 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.