Is Ore-Ida Potatoes O'Brien with Onions & Peppers ultra-processed?

28 oz Potatoes 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:

Dextrose
Glucose
E450 Diphosphates

7 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score A

Less processed potatoes

Russet Potatoes Goodness Unearthed 1 ingredient · no additives NOVA group 1
Premium Sized Russet Potatoes Cream of the Crop 2 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
Little Yellows The Little Potato Co. 1 ingredient · no additives NOVA group 1
Organic Creamers Red & Yellow Potatoes Cal-Organic Farms 1 ingredient · no additives NOVA group 1

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, onons, green bell peppers, red bell peppers, dextrose (ultra-processing marker), sodium acid pyrophosphate (ultra-processing marker) (to retain natural color)

Additives: E450 Diphosphates , E450i Disodium diphosphate

As written on the pack

potatoes, onons, green bell peppers, red bell peppers, 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.

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.

Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 74 potatoes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 67th. 45% of the potatoes 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 74 potatoes, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0013120004698, last edited 15 June 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 A (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.