Is Sainsburys taste the difference mature cheddar and onion ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 28 ingredients
- 1 additive
- Nutri-Score E
Less processed potato crisps
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
potato, sunflower oil (processing marker), mature cheddar cheese (processing marker) (cows' milk), onion, yeast extract powder, buttermilk powder (cows' milk), salt (processing marker), spring onions, sugar (processing marker), yeast powder, parsley, colour (ultra-processing marker) (paprika extract (ultra-processing marker)), safety (plastic bags can be dangerous, to avoid danger of suffocation), please keep this bag away from babies and small children, not yet recycled we're sure you'll love this product, try me! if you don't, simply return for a full refund, or, call our careline 0800 636262, your statutory rights are not affected, produced in the uk using british potatoes for sainsbury's supermarkets ltd, london ec1n 2ht, want to find out more? 0 sainsburys.co.uk
Additives: E160c Paprika extract
As written on the pack
potato, sunflower oil, mature cheddar cheese powder (cows' milk), onion powder, yeast extract powder, buttermilk powder (cows' milk), salt, dried spring onions, sugar, yeast powder, dried parsley, colour: paprika extract. ! allergy advice: for allergens, see ingredients in bold. safety: plastic bags can be dangerous. to avoid danger of suffocation, please keep this bag away from babies and small children. not yet recycled we're sure you'll love this product. try me! if you don't, simply return for a full refund. or, call our careline 0800 636262. your statutory rights are not affected. produced in the uk using british potatoes for sainsbury's supermarkets ltd, london ec1n 2ht. want to find out more? 0 sainsburys.co.uk
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.
- Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
5 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.
- Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
Among 622 potato crisps
From least to most processed, this one ranks 343rd. 66% of the potato crisps here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00355841, last edited 27 March 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.