Is Simply Nature Multi Grain 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:
- 9 ingredients
- No additives
- Nutri-Score A
Less processed crisps
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
yellow corn, white corn, sunflower oil (processing marker), brown flaxseed, brown rice flour, sugar (processing marker), sea salt (processing marker), sunflower seeds, and SESAME SEEDS
As written on the pack
ORGANIC YELLOW CORN, ORGANIC WHITE CORN, ORGANIC SUNFLOWER OIL, ORGANIC BROWN FLAXSEED, ORGANIC BROWN RICE FLOUR, ORGANIC SUGAR, SEA SALT, ORGANIC SUNFLOWER SEEDS, AND ORGANIC SESAME SEEDS.
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.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- 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 157th. 46% of the corn chips here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4099100019230, last edited 18 February 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.