Is Quest Tortilla Style Protein Chips Loaded Taco 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:
- 19 ingredients
- 3 additives
- Nutri-Score D
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
protein blend, vegetable oil (processing marker), calcium caseinate, corn starch (processing marker), natural flavors (ultra-processing marker), psyllium husk (ultra-processing marker), salt (processing marker), soluble corn fiber (ultra-processing marker), sour cream, cheddar cheese powder (processing marker), buttermilk, onion powder, tomato powder, garlic powder, acacia gum (ultra-processing marker), lecithin (ultra-processing marker), calcium carbonate, yeast extract, stevia sweetener
Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E414 Acacia gum
As written on the pack
protein blend, vegetable oil, calcium caseinate, corn starch, natural flavors, psyllium husk, salt, soluble corn fiber, sour cream powder, cheddar cheese powder, buttermilk, onion powder, tomato powder, garlic powder, acacia gum, lecithin, calcium carbonate, yeast extract, stevia sweetener
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.
- E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
- E414 Acacia gum Gum arabic (acacia gum) is the hardened sap of acacia trees, used to stabilise flavour emulsions in soft drinks and to coat sweets.
- 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.
- Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
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.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
- Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
Among 1,471 crisps
From least to most processed, this one ranks 1075th. 64% of the crisps here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0888849009954, last edited 17 September 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.