Is Popcorn original goût caramel ultra-processed?

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Pack of Popcorn original goût caramel

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:

  • 69 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Glucose sy emulsifier (e322 (ultra-processing marker) (soy)), colour (e150d (ultra-processing marker)), May contain tracse plantaardige oliën (palm en soja), zout, karamelaroma emulgator (e322 (ultra-processing marker)), kleurstof (e150d (ultra-processing marker)), Kan sporen van oinda cal Zucker, pflanzliche Ole (Palm und Soja), Salz, Karamellaroma, B tel (e500), e322 (ultra-processing marker), Farbstoff (e150d (ultra-processing marker)), Kann, Erdnüssen enthalten, FR (Popcorn au goût caramel), Ingrédien glucose, mais, sucre, huiles végétales (palme et soja), sel caramel, poudre à lever (e500), émusifiant (e322 (ultra-processing marker)), colorant Peut contenir traces d'ara des, SV (Popcorn med karamel Ingredienser), glukossirap (ultra-processing marker), mas socker, vegetabiliska oljor (processing marker), palm, s salt, karamell arom, bakpulver, e500, e322 s fargämne, e150d (ultra-processing marker), FI (Karamellima en popcorn), Ainesosat (glukoosisiirappi), maissi, sokeri, kasvioljyt (oja, suola, karameoromi, nostatusaine (e500), emulgointiaine (E soija)), vari (e150d zię E se gränsad hållbarhet efter att den öppnats), Säilytys Villea vassa, Ayaamisen jälkeen säilyvyys rajallista, he Netherlands Roosendaal Sinp Locent cent, Tuottaiz

Additives: E150d Sulphite ammonia caramel , E322 Lecithins , E500 Sodium carbonates

As written on the pack

Glucose sy emulsifier: E322 (soy), colour: E150d, May contain tracse plantaardige oliën (palm en soja), zout, karamelaroma emulgator: E322 (soja), kleurstof: E150d, Kan sporen van oinda cal Zucker, pflanzliche Ole (Palm und Soja), Salz, Karamellaroma, B tel: E500, Emulgator: E322 (Soja), Farbstoff: E150d, Kann - Erdnüssen enthalten, FR: Popcorn au goût caramel, Ingrédien glucose, mais, sucre, huiles végétales (palme et soja), sel caramel, poudre à lever : E500, émusifiant : E322 (soja), colorant Peut contenir traces d'ara des, SV: Popcorn med karamel Ingredienser: glukossirap, mas socker, vegetabiliska oljor (palm, s salt, karamell arom, bakpulver, E500, emulgeringsmedel: E322 s fargämne: E150d, Kan innehålla spår av jordnötter, FI: Karamellima en popcorn, Ainesosat: glukoosisiirappi, maissi, sokeri, kasvioljyt ( oja, suola, karameoromi, nostatusaine: E500, emulgointiaine: E soija), vari: E150d zię E se gränsad hållbarhet efter att den öppnats,/ Säilytys Villea vassa, Ayaamisen jälkeen säilyvyys rajallista, he Netherlands Roosendaal Sinp Locent cent/ Tuottaiz

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.

  • E150d Sulphite ammonia caramel Sulphite ammonia caramel is the dark brown colour in colas and many sauces, made by heating sugars with sulphite and ammonia compounds.
  • 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.

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.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Glucose syrup Glucose syrup is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
1 ingredient that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8710998406372, last edited 14 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.