Is Sainsbury’s Sea Salt & Suffolk Cider Vinegar ultra-processed?

150g Potato crisps in sunflower oil Sold in the United Kingdom

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Vegetable oil

8 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score D

Less processed crisps

Veggie Straws Made With Avocado Oil From the Ground Up 11 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 2
Regular Potato Chips Ruffles 3 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 2

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

Potato, Sunflower Oil (processing marker), Suffolk Cider Vinegar Powder, Sea Salt (processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Acid (Citric Acid), Apple

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Potato, Sunflower Oil, Suffolk Cider Vinegar Powder, Sea Salt, Salt, Acid: Citric Acid; Apple Powder.

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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

Category rules

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

Salty snacks Products in the category "Salty snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 112 potato crisps in sunflower oil

From least to most processed, this one ranks 59th. 39% of the potato crisps in sunflower oil 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 112 potato crisps in sunflower oil, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00355827, last edited 22 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.