Is Red Rock Deli Sweet Chilli & Sour Cream Deli Style Potato Chips ultra-processed?

165 g Flavoured potato crisps Sold in Australia

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
Maltodextrin
E1400 Dextrin
E160c Paprika extract

24 ingredients
4 additives
Nutri-Score D

Less processed flavoured 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

red rock deu sweet gailli& sour flavoured potato chins ingredientotatoes, sunflower oil (processing marker), sugar veğetable oil, salt (processing marker), yeast extract, buttermilk ponder, dextrin (ultra-processing marker), corn starch (processing marker), sour cream, natural flavours (ultra-processing marker), onion powder, spices (chili, paprika, black pepper), citric acid, lactic acid, garlic powder, cochineal, caramel, paprika extract (ultra-processing marker), maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), products, products

Additives: E1400 Dextrin , E160c Paprika extract , E270 Lactic acid , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

red rock deu sweet gailli& sour flavoured potato chins ingredientotatoes, sunflower oil, sugar veğetable oil, salt, yeast extract, buttermilk ponder (milk), dextrin, corn starch, sour cream powder (milk), natural flavours, onion powder, spices (chili, paprika, black pepper), food acids (citric acid, lactic acid), garlic powder, natural colours (cochineal, caramel, paprika extract), maltodextrin. contains milk or milk products. contains soybeans or soybean products.

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.

E1400 Dextrin Dextrin is starch partly broken down by heat or acid, used as a thickener, binder and coating.
E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
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.

Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.

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.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 191 flavoured potato crisps

From least to most processed, this one ranks 136th. 95% of the flavoured 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 191 flavoured potato crisps, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9310015240645, last edited 22 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 D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.