Is Popcorners Lentil Chips Jalapeno ultra-processed?

4 oz Corn chips Sold in the United States and Australia

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
E160c Paprika extract

19 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score E

Less processed corn chips

Tortilla Pops Finement Salé N.a ! Nature Addicts 10 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
Organic Tortilla Chips Kirkland Signature 5 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
Sweet Potato Chips Sea Salt Jackson's 3 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
Grain Free Tortilla Chips Siete 7 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Lentil flour, potato starch (processing marker), oil (sunflower oil (processing marker), safflower oil (processing marker)), salt (processing marker), sugar (processing marker), rice flour, onion, garlic, jalapeno, green bell pepper, yeast extract, citric acid, canola oil, spice, natural flavor (ultra-processing marker), vinegar, paprika extract (ultra-processing marker)

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Lentil flour, potato starch, sunflower and/or safflower oil, salt, sugar, rice flour, onion powder, garlic powder, jalapeno powder, green bell pepper, yeast extract, citric acid, canola oil, spice, natural flavor, dry vinegar, paprika extract.

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.

E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 359 corn chips

From least to most processed, this one ranks 224th. 46% of the corn chips here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 359 corn chips, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0764218607542, last edited 7 January 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.