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Is Smiths scampi ultra-processed?

Flavoured corn crisps Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Smiths scampi

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:

  • 30 ingredients
  • 6 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed flavoured corn 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

Sunflower Oil, Breadcrumbs (Wheat flour, Salt, Yeast, Paprika, Colours (Annatto Norbixin, Curcumin)), Maize, Wheat flour (contains Niacin, Thiamin, Flavourings (contain Wheat, Soya), Lactose (from Milk), Salt, Sugar, Flavour Enhancer (Monosodium Glutamate), Yeast Powder, Potassium Chloride, Acid (Citric Acid)), Soya, Wheat bran, Potato Starch, s ifg sund 151224l1

Additives: E100 Curcumin , E160b Annatto , E160bii Annatto norbixin , E330 Citric acid , E508 Potassium chloride , E621 Monosodium glutamate

As written on the pack

Sunflower Oil, Breadcrumbs [Wheat flour, Salt, Yeast, Paprika, Colours (Annatto Norbixin, Curcumin)], Maize, Wheat flour (contains Niacin, Thiamin), [Flavourings (contain Wheat, Soya), Lactose (from Milk), Salt, Sugar, Flavour Enhancer (Monosodium Glutamate), Yeast Powder, Potassium Chloride, Acid (Citric Acid)], Soya Grits, Wheat bran, Potato Starch, Salt Allergy Advice: Contains: See highlighted ingredients May Contain: Barley, Celery, Mustard Suitable for vegetarians S IFG SUND 151224L1

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.

  • E100 Curcumin 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.
  • 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.
  • E621 Monosodium glutamate Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, made by fermentation and used to strengthen savoury taste.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Flavour enhancer Flavour enhancers such as monosodium glutamate (E621) strengthen savoury taste without adding a flavour of their own.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.

  • Lactose Lactose is milk sugar, crystallised industrially from whey, a by-product of cheese making.
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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 21 flavoured corn crisps

From least to most processed, this one ranks 18th. 62% of the flavoured corn 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 21 flavoured corn crisps, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000328149035, last edited 24 July 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.