Is Ore-Ida Crispy Crinkles French Fried Potatoes ultra-processed?

32 oz Chips and fries Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E450 Diphosphates

8 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed chips and fries

Steak cut french fries 365 Everyday Value 6 ingredients · 1 additive NOVA group 1
Veggie Straws Made With Avocado Oil From the Ground Up 11 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 2
Tortilla Pops Finement Salé N.a ! Nature Addicts 10 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
Organic Tortilla Chips Kirkland Signature 5 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3

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

potatoes, vegetable oil blend (processing marker) (soybean, cottonseed), salt (processing marker), annatto color dextrose, sodium acid pyrophosphate (ultra-processing marker) (to retain natural color)

Additives: E450 Diphosphates , E450i Disodium diphosphate

As written on the pack

POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL BLEND (SOYBEAN AND COTTONSEED), SALT, ANNATTO COLOR DEXTROSE, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE (TO RETAIN NATURAL COLOR).

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.

E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,586 chips and fries

From least to most processed, this one ranks 697th. 65% of the chips and fries 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 1,586 chips and fries, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0013120002861, last edited 12 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 C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.