Is Orville Redenbacher's Naturals Simply Salted Gourmet Popping Corn ultra-processed?

559 g Popcorn Sold in the United States

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

popping corn, palm oil, salt (processing marker), mixed tocopherols (vitamin e for freshness)

Additives: E306 Tocopherol-rich extract

As written on the pack

whole grain popping corn, palm oil, salt, mixed tocopherols (vitamin e for freshness),

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

From least to most processed, this one ranks 78th. 57% of the popcorn 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.

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0027000489178, last edited 4 June 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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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 E (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.