Is Santa Maria Salted Tortilla Chips ultra-processed?
It's processed, but not ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Whole foods combined with:
- 3 ingredients
- No additives
Less processed crisps
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Corn flour 78%, sunflower oil (processing marker), salt (processing marker)
As written on the pack
Corn flour (78%), sunflower oil, salt. Gluten free. May contain traces of Soy.
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.
Among 359 corn chips
From least to most processed, this one ranks 15th. 46% of the corn chips here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7311312008145, 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.
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.