Is OLW Cheez Cruncherz Hot Chili ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 23 ingredients
- 4 additives
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
majsmjöl, solrosolja (processing marker), ostpulver (processing marker) (ost, vasslepulver (ultra-processing marker) (från mjölk), salt (processing marker), färgämne (ultra-processing marker) (betakaroten (ultra-processing marker), paprikaextrakt (ultra-processing marker))), kärnmjölkspulver, salt (processing marker), socker (processing marker), potatisstärkelse (processing marker), mjölksocker (ultra-processing marker), druvsocker (ultra-processing marker), jästextrakt, surhetsreglerande medel (citronsyra), kryddextrakt (paprika, cayennepeppar), lökextrakt
Additives: E160a Carotene , E160ai Beta-carotene , E160c Paprika extract , E330 Citric acid
As written on the pack
majsmjöl, solrosolja, ostpulver (ost, vasslepulver (från mjölk), salt, färgämne (betakaroten, paprikaextrakt)), kärnmjölkspulver, salt, socker, potatisstärkelse, mjölksocker, druvsocker, jästextrakt, surhetsreglerande medel (citronsyra), kryddextrakt (paprika, cayennepeppar), lökextrakt
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.
- E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
- 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.
- Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
- Lactose Lactose is milk sugar, crystallised industrially from whey, a by-product of cheese making.
- Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
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.
- Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0300405403223, last edited 5 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.
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.