Is Snackajack Snack A Jacks Rice & Corn Cakes ultra-processed?

Puffed rice cakes 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:

Colour
Emulsifier
Flavouring
E322 Lecithins

14 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed puffed rice cakes

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 35%, Maize (with germ removed), Sugar, Oligofructose, Caramel Flavouring (ultra-processing marker) (Sugar, Flavourings), Salt, Sunflower Oil, Emulsifier (ultra-processing marker) (Soya Lecithin (ultra-processing marker)), Colour (ultra-processing marker) (Annatto Norbixin)

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin

As written on the pack

Wholegrain Rice (35%), Maize (with germ removed), Sugar, Oligofructose, Caramel Flavouring [Caramelized Sugar, Flavourings], Salt, Sunflower Oil, Emulsifier (Soya Lecithin), Colour (Annatto Norbixin) Made with wholegrain rice and corn Allergy Advice: Contains: See highlighted ingredients May Contain: Milk, Wheat, Gluten, Barley, Celery, Mustard

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.

E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 142 puffed rice cakes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 119th. 63% of the puffed rice cakes 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 142 puffed rice cakes, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000328028392, last edited 1 August 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.