Is PopCorners Spicy Queso Flavored ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 26 ingredients
- 3 additives
- Nutri-Score B
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
yellow corn, sunflower oil (processing marker), whey (ultra-processing marker), cheddar cheese (processing marker) (milk, cheese cultures, salt (processing marker), enzymes), salt (processing marker), onion, buttermilk, maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker) (made from corn), tomato, reduced lactose whey, spices, natural flavors (ultra-processing marker), yeast extract, paprika, garlic, citric acid, paprika extracts (ultra-processing marker), safflower oil (processing marker), canola oil, annatto, lactic acid
Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E270 Lactic acid , E330 Citric acid
As written on the pack
yellow corn, sunflower oil, whey, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), salt, onion powder, buttermilk, maltodextrin (made from corn), tomato powder, reduced lactose whey, spices, natural flavors, yeast extract, paprika, garlic powder, citric acid, paprika extracts, safflower oil, canola oil, annatto extracts, 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.
- 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.
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.
- 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.
4 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.
- Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
Among 359 corn chips
From least to most processed, this one ranks 259th. 46% of the corn chips here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0810607021663, last edited 24 June 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 B (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.