Is Snack Day Tortilla Chips ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 23 ingredients
- 4 additives
- Nutri-Score C
Less processed crisps
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
maize 72%, sunflower oil (processing marker) 21%, cool cream seasoning, whey powder (ultra-processing marker), rice flour, salt (processing marker), spices, buttermilk powder, sugar (processing marker), yoghurt powder, acids (citric acid), calcium lactate (ultra-processing marker), lactic acid, cream powder 0.2%, flavouring (ultra-processing marker) (tomato, cheese powder (processing marker), colour (ultra-processing marker) (paprika extract (ultra-processing marker))), d risps best before (09‚05‚25 18), 24 f9 312b45702 s
Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E270 Lactic acid , E327 Calcium lactate , E330 Citric acid
As written on the pack
72% maize, 21% sunflower oil, cool cream seasoning (whey powder (milk), rice flour, salt, spices, buttermilk powder, sugar, yoghurt powder (milk), acids: citric acid, calcium lactate, lactic acid, 0,2% cream powder (milk), flavouring (contains milk tomato powder, cheese powder (milk), colour: paprika extract), allergy advice for allergens, see ingredients in bold, d risps best before: 09,05,25 18:24 f9 312b45702 s
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.
- E327 Calcium lactate Thickeners are substances which increase the viscosity of a foodstuff.
- Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
- 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.
- Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
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.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
- Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
Among 1,471 crisps
From least to most processed, this one ranks 1188th. 64% of the crisps here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4335619100817, last edited 6 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.