Is Saffron Road Bombay Spice Seasoned Chickpeas ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 14 ingredients
- 2 additives
- Nutri-Score C
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
chickpeas, canola, sunflower oil (processing marker), seasoned with (cane sugar (processing marker)), spices, salt (processing marker), garlic, paprika, onion, turmeric, citric acid, paprika extract (ultra-processing marker), annatto
Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E330 Citric acid
As written on the pack
organic chickpeas, expeller pressed canola and/or sunflower oil, seasoned with: cane sugar, spices, salt, dehydrated garlic, paprika, onion powder, turmeric, citric acid, paprika extract, annatto extract,
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.
3 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.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0857063002430, last edited 29 September 2025), 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 C (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.