Is Shore sweet sriracha seaweed chips ultra-processed?

80 g Crisps Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Dextrose
Glucose
Maltodextrin
E160c Paprika extract

27 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score C

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

Quinoa, Seaweed (Quinoa 30%, Maize Starch (processing marker), Maize, Maize Flour, Yellow Pea, Seaweed 7%, Potato Starch (processing marker), Rapeseed Oil), Rapeseed Oil, Sweet Sriracha Seasoning 12% (Sugar (processing marker), Rice Flour, Maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), Yeast Extract, Garlic, Spices (Cayenne), Spirit Vinegar, Dextrose (ultra-processing marker), Citric acid, Potassium Chloride, Salt (processing marker), Worcester Sauce (processing marker), Paprika Extract (ultra-processing marker), Spice Extract)

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Quinoa & Seaweed Chips (Quinoa 30%, Maize Starch, Wholegrain Maize, Maize Flour, Yellow Pea, Seaweed (7%), Potato Starch, Rapeseed Oil), Rapeseed Oil, Sweet Sriracha Seasoning (12%) (Sugar, Rice Flour, Maltodextrin, Yeast Extract, Garlic Powder, Spices (Cayenne), Spirit Vinegar, Dextrose, Citric acid, Potassium Chloride, Salt, Worcester Sauce Powder, Paprika Extract, Spice 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.

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.

Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.

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.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,471 crisps

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1059th. 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 5060567680201, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.