Is Rice chips sweet chili ultra-processed?

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Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Colour
Flavouring
Maltodextrin
E160c Paprika extract
E460 Cellulose

72 ingredients
3 additives

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

NO, DK, SE, FI (ingredienser, ainesosat), Rischips med søt, söt chili-krydder, kryddor, Makea chifdie Rismel, Rismjöl, Riisijauho 86%, riskliolje, risklidolie, riisileseöljy 7%, søt, söt chili krydderblanding kryddmix, makea chilimausteseos (sukker, socker (processing marker), sokeri, maltodekstrin, maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), maissipohjate maltodekstriini, salt (processing marker), suola, gjærekstrakt, gærekstrakt, jästextrakt, hiivauute, hvitløkspulver, hvidegsler vitökspulver, valkosipulijauhe, chili, chilijauhe 0.32%, antioksitant, antioxidationsmedel, hetnie nestoaine (sitronsyre, citronsyre, citronsyra, sitruunahappo), svart, sort pepperpulver, mustapio NIVIC, vit pepperpulver, valkopippurijauhe, trehalose, trehaloosi, aroma (ultra-processing marker), arom (ultra-processing marker), grilliaromi, fotl Ge, rortjockningsmedel, sakeuttamisaine (cellulose, selluloosajauhe), eddikpulver, ättikspulver fargestoff, farvestof, färgämne (ultra-processing marker), väri (paprikaekstrakt, paprikaoleoresin (ultra-processing marker), paprikauute), hvitløksarorshide aroma, vitlöksarom (ultra-processing marker), valkosipuliaromi), antioksidant, antioxidationsmedel, hapettumisenestoaine opeth sojalectin, soljalesitiinit

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E330 Citric acid , E460 Cellulose

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E460 Cellulose.

As written on the pack

NO/DK/SE/FI: INGREDIENSER/AINESOSAT – Rischips med søt/söt chili-krydder/kryddor/Makea chifdie Rismel/Rismjöl/Riisijauho (86%), riskliolje/risklidolie/riisileseöljy (7%), søt/söt chili krydderblanding kryddmix/makea chilimausteseos (sukker/socker/sokeri, maltodekstrin/maltodextrin/maissipohjate maltodekstriini, salt/suola, gjærekstrakt/gærekstrakt/jästextrakt/hiivauute, hvitløkspulver/hvidegsler vitökspulver/valkosipulijauhe, chilipulver/chilijauhe (0,32%), antioksitant/antioxidationsmedel/hetnie nestoaine (sitronsyre/citronsyre/citronsyra/ sitruunahappo), svart/sort pepperpulver/mustapio NIVIC/vit pepperpulver/valkopippurijauhe, trehalose/trehaloosi, aroma/arom/grilliaromi,fotl Ge/rortjockningsmedel/sakeuttamisaine (cellulose/selluloosajauhe), eddikpulver/ättikspulver fargestoff/farvestof/färgämne/väri (paprikaekstrakt/paprikaoleoresin/paprikauute), hvitløksarorshide aroma/vitlöksarom/valkosipuliaromi), antioksidant/antioxidationsmedel/hapettumisenestoaine opeth sojalectin/soljalesitiinit),

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.

E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
E460 Cellulose A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
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.

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.

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.

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About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7036340041680, last edited 16 March 2026), 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.
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