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Is Pändy sour creme & onion Lentil rings ultra-processed?

Crisps Sold in Sweden

Pack of Pändy sour creme & onion Lentil rings

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 37 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed 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

Mjöl, mel av röda linser 42%, purjolök, tørrede porrer, tørket purre, salladslök, grønn løk, grønne lo, Kan innehålla, indeholde spår, spore av, af gluten och, og mjölk, mælk, GB (Lentil chips with a taste of sourcream and onion, Ingredients), Red lentil flour 42%, maize flour, rapeseed oil, seasoning mix (maltodextrin, onion 1.7%, sugar, salt, starch syrup, spice, yeast extract, acidity regulator (lactic acid, citric acid), flavourings), rice flour, salt, dried leeks, green onion, May contain gluten and milk

Additives: E270 Lactic acid , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Mjöl/mel av röda linser (42%), purjolök/tørrede porrer/tørket purre, salladslök/grønn løk/grønne lo Kan innehålla/indeholde spår/spore av/af gluten och/og mjölk/mælk. GB: Lentil chips with a taste of sourcream and onion. Ingredients: Red lentil flour (42%), maize flour, rapeseed oil, seasoning mix (maltodextrin, onion (1,7%), sugar, salt, starch syrup, spice, yeast extract, acidity regulator (lactic acid, citric acid), flavourings)), rice flour, salt, dried leeks, green onion. May contain gluten and milk.

What makes it ultra-processed

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.

  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
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.

  • Salty snacks Products in the category "Salty snacks" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,471 crisps

From least to most processed, this one ranks 674th. 64% of the 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 1,471 crisps, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0324404159684, 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.