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Is Rivercote Sweet Chilli Rice Crackers ultra-processed?

100 g Crackers (Appetizers) Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Rivercote Sweet Chilli Rice Crackers

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 26 ingredients
  • 6 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed crackers (Appetizers)

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

rice 82%, rice bran oil, sugar 5%, salt, soy sauce (soya, rice, salt), milk powder, tomato, garlic, yeast extract, onion, acidity regulators (calcium lactate), sodium citrates, malic acid, citric acid, paprika powder 0.2%, vinegar flavour, flavour enhancers (disodium inosinate), disc um guanylate, colour (paprika extract), allerg advice

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E296 Malic acid , E327 Calcium lactate , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E631 Disodium inosinate

As written on the pack

82% rice, rice bran oil, 5% sugar, salt, soy sauce powder (soya, rice, salt), milk powder, tomato powder, garlic powder, yeast extract, onion powder, acidity regulators: calcium lactate, sodium citrates, malic acid, citric acid, 0,2% paprika powder, vinegar flavour, flavour enhancers: disodium inosinate, disc um guanylate, colour: paprika extract, allerg advice

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.
  • E327 Calcium lactate Thickeners are substances which increase the viscosity of a foodstuff.
  • E631 Disodium inosinate Disodium inosinate is a flavour enhancer usually used together with MSG.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Flavour enhancer Flavour enhancers such as monosodium glutamate (E621) strengthen savoury taste without adding a flavour of their own.
6 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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.
  • Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 715 crackers (Appetizers)

From least to most processed, this one ranks 638th. 61% of the crackers (Appetizers) 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 715 crackers (Appetizers), least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 20891305, last edited 14 May 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.