Is Sample barbecue rice crackers ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 16 ingredients
- 3 additives
- Nutri-Score C
Less processed crackers (Appetizers)
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Rice, Seasoning (sugar (processing marker), lactose (ultra-processing marker), salt (processing marker), paprika, yeast extract, garlic, onion, citric acid, silicon dioxide, paprika extract (ultra-processing marker), natural flavour (ultra-processing marker), spices), High oleic sunflower oil (processing marker) (contains rosemary extract)
Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E330 Citric acid , E392 Extracts of rosemary
As written on the pack
Rice, Seasoning (sugar, lactose [milk], salt, paprika, yeast extract, garlic powder, onion powder, citric acid, silicon dioxide, paprika extract, natural flavour, spices), High oleic sunflower oil (contains rosemary 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.
- Lactose Lactose is milk sugar, crystallised industrially from whey, a by-product of cheese making.
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 715 crackers (Appetizers)
From least to most processed, this one ranks 530th. 61% of the crackers (Appetizers) here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0060383714321, last edited 8 June 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 C (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.