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Is Snackrite Salt and vinegar flavour potato snacks ultra-processed?

Crisps made from reconstituted potato Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Snackrite Salt and vinegar flavour potato snacks

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:

  • 25 ingredients
  • 8 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed crisps made from reconstituted 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

potato flakes, high oleic sunflower oil 26%, wheat starch, potato starch, salt, vinegar flavour (whey powder, salt, sodium acetate, citric acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, lactose, maltodextrin, triglycerides of middle chain fatty acids, yeast extract, flavouring, spirit vinegar, barley malt vinegar, extracts of rosemary), glucose syrup, emulsifier (mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids), rapeseed oil, salt

Additives: E262 Sodium acetates , E262i Sodium acetate , E296 Malic acid , E330 Citric acid , E334 L(+)-tartaric acid , E392 Extracts of rosemary , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E570 Fatty acids

As written on the pack

potato flakes, high oleic sunflower oil 26%, wheat starch, potato starch, salt , vinegar flavour (whey powder (milk), salt, sodium acetate, citric acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, lactose (milk), maltodextrin, triglycerides of middle chain fatty acids, yeast extract, flavouring, spirit vinegar, barley malt vinegar extract, extracts of rosemary), glucose syrup, emulsifier: mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids, rapeseed oil, salt ,

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.

  • E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
  • 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.

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.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Glucose syrup Glucose syrup is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Lactose Lactose is milk sugar, crystallised industrially from whey, a by-product of cheese making.
  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
  • 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.
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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 19 crisps made from reconstituted potato

From least to most processed, this one ranks 17th. 89% of the crisps made from reconstituted 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 19 crisps made from reconstituted potato, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600184111, last edited 27 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.