Is Saffron Road Crunchy Chickpeas Korean BBQ ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 17 ingredients
- 2 additives
- Nutri-Score D
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
chickpeas, canola, sunflower oil (processing marker), rosemary extract, ascorbic acid, seasoned with (cane sugar (processing marker)), salt (processing marker), garlic, tamari soy sauce (processing marker) (soybeans, salt (processing marker)), maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), onion, spices, natural flavors (ultra-processing marker), paprika extract (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E392 Extracts of rosemary
As written on the pack
Organic chickpeas, expeller pressed canola and/or sunflower oil, organic rosemary extract, ascorbic acid. seasoned with: cane sugar, salt, dehydrated garlic, tamari soy sauce (soybeans, salt), maltodextrin, onion powder, spices, natural flavors, paprika 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.
- 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.
- 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.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0857063002478, last edited 18 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 D (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.