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Is Sensible Portions Nacho Cheese Flavored Tortilla Chips ultra-processed?

Corn chips Sold in the United States

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:

  • 27 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed corn chips

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

white corn flour, canola oil, safflower oil, sunflower oil, yellow corn flour, seasoning, whey powder, corn maltodextrin, salt, buttermilk powder cheddar cheese powder (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), sugar natural flavor, onion, yeast extract, spice, tomato, butter (cream, annatto), paprika extract, colori spinach powder, beet, carrot powder, tomato, red bell pepper

Additives: E160b Annatto , E160c Paprika extract

As written on the pack

WHITE CORN FLOUR, CANOLA OIL AND/OR SAFFLOWER OIL AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL, YELLOW CORN FLOUR, SEASONING (WHEY POWDER, CORN MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, BUTTERMILK POWDER CHEDDAR CHEESE POWDER [CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES], SUGAR NATURAL FLAVOR, ONION POWDER, YEAST EXTRACT, SPICE, TOMATO POWDER, BUTTER [CREAM, ANNATTO], PAPRIKA EXTRACT [COLORI SPINACH POWDER, BEET POWDER, CARROT POWDER, TOMATO POWDER, RED BELL PEPPER POWDER. CONTAINS: MILK.

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.

  • E160b Annatto Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.

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.

  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
  • Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
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.
  • Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Enzyme Enzymes carry out traditional processes such as cheese making and baking.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 359 corn chips

From least to most processed, this one ranks 254th. 46% of the corn chips 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 359 corn chips, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0829515326326, last edited 26 February 2025), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • 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.