Is Sweet and salty popcorn ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 8 ingredients
- No additives
- Nutri-Score C
Less processed popcorn
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
corn 53%, demerara sugar (processing marker), rapeseed oil, sea salt (processing marker), caution (may contain unpopped kernels), flavourings (ultra-processing marker), preservatives (processing marker)
As written on the pack
corn (53%), demerara sugar, rapeseed oil, sea salt, dietary advice: suitable for vegetarians, caution: may contain unpopped kernels, no artificial colours, flavourings or preservatives,
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.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
3 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.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Among 188 popcorn
From least to most processed, this one ranks 89th. 57% of the popcorn here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600184128, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.