Is Snack a Jacks Minis Rice & Corn Cakes Zingy Salt & Vinegar ultra-processed?

19 g Puffed salty snacks Sold in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Cyprus

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

15 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed puffed salty snacks

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

rice, maize (with germ removed), salt and vinegar flavour (ultra-processing marker) (flavourings, sugar (processing marker), salt (processing marker), acid (citric acid), potassium chloride, vinegar, acidity regulator (potassium citrates)), sunflower oil (processing marker), what pp

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E332 Potassium citrates

As written on the pack

rice, maize (with germ removed), salt and vinegar flavour [flavourings, sugar, salt, acid (citric acid), potassium chloride, vinegar powder, acidity regulator (potassium citrates)], sunflower oil. allergy advice: may contain: milk, wheat, gluten, barley, soya, celery, mustard. what pp

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.

Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

4 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.
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 90 puffed salty snacks

From least to most processed, this one ranks 30th. 77% of the puffed salty snacks 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 90 puffed salty snacks, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000328250687, last edited 3 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.