Is Pirate's Booty Aged White Cheddar Rice & Corn Puffs ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 17 ingredients
- 2 additives
- Nutri-Score D
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
cornmeal, rice flour, sunflower oil (processing marker), canola oil, corn oil (processing marker), cheddar cheese (processing marker) (cultured milk, salt (processing marker), enzymes), whey (ultra-processing marker), buttermilk, salt (processing marker), natural flavor (ultra-processing marker), sea salt (processing marker), citric acid, black pepper, lactic acid
Additives: E270 Lactic acid , E330 Citric acid
As written on the pack
CORNMEAL, RICE FLOUR, SUNFLOWER OIL, CANOLA OIL, CORN OIL, CHEDDAR CHEESE (CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), WHEY, BUTTERMILK, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR, SEA SALT, CITRIC ACID, BLACK PEPPER, LACTIC ACID.
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.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.
- Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
5 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.
- Cheeses Products in the category "Cheeses" are at least group 3.
- 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.
- Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
Among 1,471 crisps
From least to most processed, this one ranks 815th. 64% of the crisps here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0015665601127, last edited 22 October 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.