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Is Sunbites Grain Waves Sweet Chilli ultra-processed?

170 g e Appetizers Sold in Australia

Pack of Sunbites Grain Waves Sweet Chilli

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:

  • 30 ingredients
  • 5 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed appetizers

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

cereals 68% (corn 41%, wheat 23%, oats 4%), sunflower oil, canola oil, sugar, rice, salt, maltodextrin, spices (chilli, red bell pepper, paprika), mineral (salt (potassium chloride)), yeast extract, food acid (citric acid), onion, garlic, tomato, natural flavours, natural colour (paprika extract), antioxidants (tocopherols, ascorbic acid, rosemary extract)

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E300 Ascorbic acid , E306 Tocopherol-rich extract , E330 Citric acid , E392 Extracts of rosemary

As written on the pack

WHOLEGRAIN CEREALS (68%) (CORN (41%), WHEAT (23%), OATS (4%)), SUNFLOWER OIL AND/OR CANOLA OIL, SUGAR, RICE, SALT, MALTODEXTRIN, SPICES (CHILLI, RED BELL PEPPER, PAPRIKA), MINERAL SALT (POTASSIUM CHLORIDE), YEAST EXTRACT, FOOD ACID (CITRIC ACID), ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, TOMATO POWDER, NATURAL FLAVOURS, NATURAL COLOUR (PAPRIKA EXTRACT), ANTIOXIDANTS (TOCOPHEROLS, ASCORBIC ACID, ROSEMARY EXTRACT). Contains Wheat, Gluten, Milk, Soy.

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.
  • 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.

  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
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 2,498 appetizers

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1965th. 64% of the appetizers 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 2,498 appetizers, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9310015248856, last edited 4 June 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.