Is Sainsbury's Taste the difference thai sweet chilli hand cooked crisps ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 27 ingredients
- 2 additives
- Nutri-Score D
Less processed potato crisps
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Potato, Vegetable Oil (processing marker) (Rapeseed Oil, Sunflower Oil), Sugar (processing marker), Rice Flour, Salt (processing marker), Spices (Cayenne Pepper, Ginger, Jalapeño Chilli, White Pepper, Star Anise), Garlic, Yeast Extract Powder, Red Bell Peppers, Tomato, Onion, Parsley, Liquorice Powder, Rosemary Extract, Coriander, Chilli, Makrut Lime Leaf Oil, Lemon Grass Flavouring, Paprika Extract (ultra-processing marker), Fennel
Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E392 Extracts of rosemary
As written on the pack
Potato, Vegetable Oil (Rapeseed Oil, Sunflower Oil), Sugar, Rice Flour, Salt, Spices (Cayenne Pepper, Ginger, Jalapeño Chilli, White Pepper, Star Anise), Garlic Powder, Yeast Extract Powder, Dried Red Bell Peppers, Tomato Powder, Onion Powder, Parsley, Liquorice Powder, Rosemary Extract, Coriander Extract, Chilli Extract, Makrut Lime Leaf Oil, Lemon Grass Flavouring, Paprika Extract, Fennel 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.
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.
- 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.
Among 622 potato crisps
From least to most processed, this one ranks 274th. 66% of the potato crisps here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00355810, 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 D (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.