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Is Seabrook ultra-processed?

Crisps Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Seabrook

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 23 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed crisps

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

potatoes, sunflower oil 30%, acidity regulator (sodium diacetate), sugar, onion, rice flour, acid (citric acid), salt, sherry vinegar, garlic, natural flavouring, spice (cayenne pepper, ginger, black pepper, green cardamom, clove), yeast extract powder, cocoa powder, molasse powder, tamarind

Additives: E262 Sodium acetates , E262ii Sodium diacetate , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

potatoes, sunflower oil (30%), acidity regulator: sodium diacetate, sugar, onion powder, rice flour, acid: citric acid, salt, sherry vinegar powder, garlic powder, natural flavouring, spice (cayenne pepper, ginger, black pepper, green cardamom, clove), yeast extract powder, cocoa powder, molasse powder, tamarind concentrate

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.

  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,471 crisps

From least to most processed, this one ranks 680th. 64% of the crisps 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 1,471 crisps, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5016451162803, 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.