Is Old El Paso Nacho Kit ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 65 ingredients
- 2 additives
- Nutri-Score C
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
salsa for topping 63% (pinto beans 41%), water, tomato paste 16%, onions, seasoning 5% (sugar (processing marker), corn starch (processing marker), salt (processing marker), garlic, flavouring (ultra-processing marker)), red pepper, vinegar, green peppers, acidity regulator (citric acid), jalapeños, nachips tm corn tortilla chips 37% (corn kernels), high oleic sunflower oil (processing marker), salt (processing marker), nachipstm, ισιης corn nachips, quot, sauce (processing marker), topping with beans, lettuce, and tomato ingredients (sauce topping 63%), beans, pinto, water, τομτοπολτός 16%, onion, spices 5% (sugar (processing marker), maize starch (processing marker), αλατ, ουρο0σε powder, όρωμα), red pepper, vinegar, green peppers regulator ουτηας % of the, φυδατωμένες peppers, jalapeno, τσιης corn nachips, quot, β70, ωυφοοτος στόρος καλομποκιού, sunflower oil rich in oleic acid, of salts odips, quot, σύγια, yupic yhoutevn, excluding, ouvrnpntiká, jop, quot, υοευοσμένο in a protective atmosphere, tm tm 505 ge general mills nutrition information, typical values, nutritional information 4 of kit, as sold (4 of ouokeugo1o), without the addition of * per
Additives: E330 Citric acid , E419 Gum ghatti
As written on the pack
salsa for topping (63%): cooked pinto beans (41%), water, tomato paste (16%), onions, seasoning (5%) (sugar, corn starch, salt, garlic powder, flavouring), red pepper, vinegar, green peppers, acidity regulator (citric acid), dried jalapeños, nachips tm corn tortilla chips (37%): whole corn kernels, high oleic sunflower oil, salt, nachipstm may contain celery, milk, mustard and soy, nachipstm: packaged in a protective atmosphere, ισιης corn nachips,quot,, sauce, topping with beans, lettuce, and tomato ingredients: sauce topping (63%): baked beans, pinto (419% ) , water , τομτοπολτός (16%), onion, spices (5%) (sugar, maize starch, αλατ, ουρο0σε powder, όρωμα ) , red pepper, vinegar, green peppers regulator ουτηας % of the), φυδατωμένες peppers, jalapeno , τσιης corn nachips ,quot, β70, ωυφοοτος στόρος καλομποκιού , sunflower oil rich in oleic acid , of salts odips,quot, may contain celery, milk , mustard and σύγια, yupic yhoutevn, excluding, ouvrnpntiká, jop,quot, υοευοσμένο in a protective atmosphere, tm tm 505 ge general mills nutrition information - typical values/ nutritional information 4 of kit (125g) as sold:/ 4 of ouokeugo1o, without the addition of * per 100g/ (175g) (125g)
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.
5 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.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
- Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8410076482785, 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.