Is Pretzelized Snacks Pretzel Crackers Honey Mustard ultra-processed?

Appetizers Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Maltodextrin

33 ingredients
3 additives
Nutri-Score E

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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

enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, amylase, folic acid), mid-oleic sunflower oil, high-oleic sunflower oil (processing marker), seasoning (cane sugar (processing marker), maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), onion powder, salad mustard, minegar, mustard seed, salt (processing marker), turmeric, paprika), honey (processing marker), turmeric, garlic powder, citric acid, paprika, canola oil, horseradish, deheated mustard, sea salt (processing marker), yeast, cane sugar (processing marker), wheat starch (processing marker), ascorbic acid

Additives: E1100 Alpha-Amylase , E300 Ascorbic acid , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, AMYLASE, FOLIC ACID), MID-OLEIC SUNFLOWER OIL AND/OR HIGH-OLEIC SUNFLOWER OIL, SEASONING (CANE SUGAR, MALTODEXTRIN, ONION POWDER, SALAD MUSTARD [MINEGAR, MUSTARD SEED, SALT, TURMERIC, PAPRIKA), HONEY SOLIDS, TURMERIC, GARLIC POWDER, CITRIC ACID, PAPRIKA, CANOLA OIL, HORSERADISH POWDER, DEHEATED MUSTARD), SEA SALT, YEAST, CANE SUGAR, WHEAT STARCH, DOUGH CONDITIONER (ASCORBIC ACID)

What makes it ultra-processed

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.

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.
Honey Honey, used as a sweetener.
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 2,497 appetizers

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1215th. 64% of the appetizers 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.

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About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0840392300049, last edited 28 August 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.