Is Pom-Bear ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 20 ingredients
- 3 additives
- Nutri-Score D
Less processed crisps
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
potato, sunflower oil (processing marker) 27%, potato starch (processing marker), modified starch (ultra-processing marker), cheese&onion flavour, dried onion, yeast extract, salt (processing marker), cheese (processing marker), dried garlic, dextrose (ultra-processing marker), natural flavouring (ultra-processing marker), salt (processing marker), sugar (processing marker), yeast extract, emulsifier (ultra-processing marker) (soya lecithin (ultra-processing marker)), paprika powder, for allergens see ingredients in byd, setarians 13g pack 1 serving nutrition orag talues information perig pack r100g 2177 kcat 283 j ca 521 361
Additives: E14XX Modified Starch , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin
As written on the pack
dried potato, sunflower oil (27%), potato starch, modified starch, cheese&onion flavour [dried onion, yeast extract, salt, dried cheese (milk), dried garlic, dextrose, natural flavouring, salt, sugar, yeast extract, emulsifier: soya lecithin, paprika powder. for allergens see ingredients in byd. setarians 13g pack 1 serving nutrition orag talues information perig pack r100g 2177 kcat 283 j ca 521 361 28g
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.
- E14xx Modified Starch Modified starches (E1400 to E1452) are starches treated physically, with enzymes or chemically so that they thicken and hold up to heating, freezing or acidity better than ordinary starch.
- E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
- Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
- Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
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.
6 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.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- 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 1311th. 64% of the crisps here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000237132302, last edited 27 March 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 D (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.