Is Proper Corn Smoky & Sweet Paprika Popcorn ultra-processed?

Popcorn Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Colour
Flavouring

14 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed popcorn

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

corn 74%, rapeseed oil, rice flour, sugar (processing marker), natural flavouring (ultra-processing marker), chilean salt, onion, sea salt (processing marker), paprika, garlic, apple wood smoked sweet paprika, colour (ultra-processing marker) (paprika extract), احم

As written on the pack

Wholegrain corn (74%). rapeseed oil, rice flour, sugar, natural flavouring, chilean salt, onion, sea salt, paprika, garlic, apple wood smoked sweet paprika, colour (paprika extract)احم

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.

Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

2 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.

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 188 popcorn

From least to most processed, this one ranks 129th. 57% of the popcorn 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 188 popcorn, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060283763080, last edited 27 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 C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.