Is PARM CRISPS Original Cheese Snack ultra-processed?
It's processed, but not ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Whole foods combined with:
- 8 ingredients
- No additives
- Nutri-Score E
Less processed appetizers
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
cheese (processing marker) (cultured milk, salt (processing marker), enzymes), parmesan cheese (processing marker) (cultured milk, salt (processing marker), enzymes)
As written on the pack
CHEESE (CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), PARMESAN CHEESE (CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES).
What makes it processed
Processed ingredients
Processed foods in their own right, such as cheese or milk powder.
- Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
Culinary ingredients
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.
Category rules
Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.
- Salty snacks Products in the category "Salty snacks" are at least group 3.
Among 715 crackers (Appetizers)
From least to most processed, this one ranks 87th. 61% of the crackers (Appetizers) here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0893222000305, last edited 30 July 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.