Is OLW Hot Chili Cheddar ultra-processed?

275g Flavoured potato crisps Sold in Sweden

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
Lactose

24 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score D

Less processed flavoured potato crisps

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

Potatis, solrosolja (processing marker), kryddblandning (salt (processing marker), mjölksocker (ultra-processing marker), socker (processing marker), majsgryn, majsmjöl, jästextrakt, ostpulver (processing marker), cayennepeppar, paprika, chilipeppar, arom (ultra-processing marker), ostpulver (processing marker) (cheddar), surhetsreglerande medel (citronsyra, mjölksyra), kryddextrakt (paprika, cayennepeppar, grönt te), arom (ultra-processing marker))

Additives: E270 Lactic acid , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Potatis, solrosolja, kryddblandning (salt, mjölksocker, socker, majsgryn, majsmjöl, jästextrakt, ostpulver, cayennepeppar, paprika, chilipeppar, arom (innehåller mjölk), ostpulver (cheddar 60%), surhetsreglerande medel (citronsyra, mjölksyra), kryddextrakt (paprika, cayennepeppar, grönt te), arom),

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.

Lactose Lactose is milk sugar, crystallised industrially from whey, a by-product of cheese making.

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.

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.
Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 191 flavoured potato crisps

From least to most processed, this one ranks 70th. 95% of the flavoured potato crisps 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 191 flavoured potato crisps, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7340005406692, 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.
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.