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Is Pringles Sizzlin Spicy Spicy Chorizo Flavour ultra-processed?

Stacked extruded potato crisps Sold in the United Kingdom and Norway

Pack of Pringles Sizzlin Spicy Spicy Chorizo Flavour

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:

  • 34 ingredients
  • 7 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed stacked extruded potato crisps

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

Rice flour, sunflower oil, potatoes, corn flour, maltodextrin, spicy chorizo flavour seasoning (lactose, salt, dextrose, sugar, smoked paprika, spices (chilli pepper, black pepper, fennel, white pepper), yeast extract, buttermilk powder, flavourings, garlic powder, acids (citric acid, lactic acid), flavour enhancers (monosodium glutamate, disodium 5'-ribonucleotides), acidity regulator (calcium lactate), sunflower oil), emulsifier (e471), modified starch, wheat flour, salt

Additives: E14XX Modified Starch , E270 Lactic acid , E327 Calcium lactate , E330 Citric acid , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E621 Monosodium glutamate , E635 Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide

As written on the pack

Rice flour, sunflower oil, dehydrated potatoes, corn flour, maltodextrin, spicy chorizo flavour seasoning (lactose (milk), salt, dextrose, sugar, smoked paprika powder, spices (chilli pepper, black pepper, fennel, white pepper), yeast extract, buttermilk powder (milk), flavourings, garlic powder, acids (citric acid, lactic acid), flavour enhancers (monosodium glutamate, disodium 5'-ribonucleotides), acidity regulator (calcium lactate), sunflower oil), emulsifier (E471), modified starch, wheat flour, salt.

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.
  • E327 Calcium lactate Thickeners are substances which increase the viscosity of a foodstuff.
  • E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
  • E621 Monosodium glutamate Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, made by fermentation and used to strengthen savoury taste.
  • E635 Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide A food additive authorised for industrial food production.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
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  • Flavour enhancer Flavour enhancers such as monosodium glutamate (E621) strengthen savoury taste without adding a flavour of their own.
  • 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.

  • Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Lactose Lactose is milk sugar, crystallised industrially from whey, a by-product of cheese making.
  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
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 48 stacked extruded potato crisps

From least to most processed, this one ranks 39th. 96% of the stacked extruded potato crisps 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 48 stacked extruded potato crisps, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5053990167029, last edited 25 July 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.