Is Smiths Chipsticks Salt N' Negar Flavour Maize S Po ultra-processed?

6 x 17 g Puffed salty snacks made from potato 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:

Flavouring
E621 Monosodium glutamate

17 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score E

Less processed puffed salty snacks made from potato

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

Maze, Rapeseed Oil, Potato, Salt (processing marker), Vegar Favour, Flavouring (ultra-processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Acid (Chic Acid), Flavour Enfancers (Monosodium Glutamate (ultra-processing marker), Disodium 'Riboudeotide), Giten, Barley, Soya, Celery, Mustard Suitable for Vesarians NO ARTIFICIAL COLOURS

Additives: E621 Monosodium glutamate

As written on the pack

Maze, Rapeseed Oil, Potato Granules, Salt and Vegar Favour [Flavouring, Salt, Acid (Chic Acid), Flavour Enfancers (Monosodium Glutamate, Disodium 'Riboudeotide), Potassium Chloride] Allergy Advice May Contain: Milk, Wheat, Giten, Barley, Soya, Celery, Mustard Suitable for Vesarians NO ARTIFICIAL COLOURS

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.

E621 Monosodium glutamate Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, made by fermentation and used to strengthen savoury taste.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

2 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 28 puffed salty snacks made from potato

From least to most processed, this one ranks 8th. 86% of the puffed salty snacks made from potato 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 28 puffed salty snacks made from potato, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000328027654, last edited 17 June 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 E (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.