Is Quinn Foods Llc Gluten Free Sea Salt Pretzel Sticks ultra-processed?

5.6 oz Pretzel 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:

E322 Lecithins
E415 Xanthan gum

14 ingredients
4 additives

Less processed pretzel

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

sorghum flour, potato starch (processing marker), tapioca starch (processing marker), brown rice flour, expeller pressed high de sunflower oil, cane sugar (processing marker), pea protein, sea salt (processing marker), xanthan gum (ultra-processing marker), molasses (processing marker), yeast, sunflower lecithin (ultra-processing marker), mixed tocopherols (to retain freshness)

Additives: E306 Tocopherol-rich extract , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

Whole grain sorghum flour, potato starch, tapioca starch, brown rice flour, expeller pressed high de sunflower oil, organic cane sugar, pea protein, sea salt, xanthan gum, molasses, yeast, sunflower lecithin, mixed tocopherols (to retain freshness).

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.
E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.

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.
Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 64 pretzel

From least to most processed, this one ranks 48th. 63% of the pretzel 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 64 pretzel, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0856369004445, last edited 22 September 2025), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.