Is Sonoma Creamery Tomato Basil Pizza Crisps ultra-processed?

269g Crisps Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
E160c Paprika extract

14 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score E

Less processed crisps

Veggie Straws Made With Avocado Oil From the Ground Up 11 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 2
Tortilla Pops Finement Salé N.a ! Nature Addicts 10 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
Organic Tortilla Chips Kirkland Signature 5 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
Sweet Potato Chips Sea Salt Jackson's 3 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3

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

mozzarella (processing marker) (cultured milk, salt (processing marker), enzymes), vegetables (tomato, garlic), sugar (processing marker), spices (including basil), salt (processing marker), citric acid, paprika extract (ultra-processing marker), natural flavors (ultra-processing marker)

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

MOZZARELLA (PASTEURIZED PART SKIM CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), DEHYDRATED VEGETABLES (TOMATO, GARLIC), SUGAR, SPICES (INCLUDING BASIL), SALT, CITRIC ACID, PAPRIKA EXTRACT, NATURAL FLAVORS

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.
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.
Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,471 crisps

From least to most processed, this one ranks 806th. 64% of the 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 1,471 crisps, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0023278501024, last edited 27 May 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.