Is Noisy Snacks Crunchy Broad Beans - Beef Brisket Flavoured ultra-processed?

100g Salty snacks Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

19 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score C

Less processed salty snacks

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

Broad Beans 80.41%, sunflower oil (processing marker), natural beef brisket flavour seasoning 5% (sugar (processing marker), salt (processing marker), yeast extract, onion, rice flour, caramelised sugar (processing marker), natural flavourings (ultra-processing marker) (sunflower oil (processing marker)), acidity regulator (citric acid), oregano, cumin, chilli, parsley, capsicum extract), rapeseed oil

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Broad Beans 80.41%, sunflower oil, natural beef brisket flavour seasoning 5% (sugar, salt, yeast extract, onion powder, rice flour, caramelised sugar, natural flavourings (smoked sunflower oil), acidity regulator (citric acid), oregano, cumin, chilli powder, parsley, capsicum extract), rapeseed oil.

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.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 2,717 salty snacks

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1280th. 62% of the salty snacks 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 2,717 salty snacks, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5070000514314, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.