Is Peckish Salt & Vinegar Rice Crackers ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 10 ingredients
- 3 additives
- Nutri-Score D
Less processed rice crackers
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Original Plain Rice Crackers
Sakata
3 ingredients · no additives
NOVA group
3
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ORIGINAL BROWN RICE crackers
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4 ingredients · no additives
NOVA group
3
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Brown rice crackers, black sesame & tamari
Clearspring
6 ingredients · no additives
NOVA group
3
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Brown rice crackers, whole sesame & tamari
Clearspring
6 ingredients · no additives
NOVA group
3
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Rice Flour 85%, Rice Bran Oil (processing marker) 10%, Maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), Sea Salt (processing marker) 1.7%, Vinegar 1.1%, Flavour Enhancers (ultra-processing marker) (e627 (ultra-processing marker), e631 (ultra-processing marker)), Antioxidant (e307)
Additives: E307 Alpha-tocopherol , E627 Disodium guanylate , E631 Disodium inosinate
As written on the pack
Rice Flour (85%), Rice Bran Oil (10%), Maltodextrin, Sea Salt (1.7%), Vinegar Powder (1.1%), Flavour Enhancers (E627, E631), Antioxidant (E307)
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.
- E627 Disodium guanylate Disodium guanylate is a flavour enhancer usually used together with MSG.
- E631 Disodium inosinate Disodium inosinate is a flavour enhancer usually used together with MSG.
- Flavour enhancer Flavour enhancers such as monosodium glutamate (E621) strengthen savoury taste without adding a flavour of their own.
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.
3 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.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Among 28 rice crackers
From least to most processed, this one ranks 21st. 75% of the rice crackers here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9310288712559, last edited 20 March 2025), 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 D (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.