Is Takis Blue Heat ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- Flavouring
- Maltodextrin
- E133 Brilliant blue FCF
- E621 Monosodium glutamate
- E627 Disodium guanylate
- E631 Disodium inosinate
- 29 ingredients
- 6 additives
- Nutri-Score E
Less processed corn chips
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
corn flour (with lime), vegetable oil (processing marker) (palm, soybean, canola oils), seasoning (maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), citric acid, sugar (processing marker), potassium chloride, salt (processing marker), monosodium glutamate (ultra-processing marker), hydrolyzed soybean protein, NATURAL and ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS (ultra-processing marker), hydrolyzed yeast, soybean oil (processing marker), onion powder, blue 1 lake (ultra-processing marker), sodium bicarbonate, chili pepper, disodium inosinate (ultra-processing marker), disodium guanylate (ultra-processing marker), tbhq (preservative (processing marker))), facility that may also use milk, EGG, wheat, peanuts
Additives: E133 Brilliant blue FCF , E319 Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) , E330 Citric acid , E621 Monosodium glutamate , E627 Disodium guanylate , E631 Disodium inosinate
As written on the pack
CORN FLOUR (PROCESSED WITH LIME), VEGETABLE OIL (PALM AND/OR SOYBEAN AND/OR CANOLA OILS), SEASONING [MALTODEXTRIN, CITRIC ACID, SUGAR, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SALT, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, HYDROLYZED SOYBEAN PROTEIN, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, HYDROLYZED YEAST, SOYBEAN OIL, ONION POWDER, BLUE 1 LAKE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CHILI PEPPER (CHILE), DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, TBHQ (PRESERVATIVE)]. CONTAINS SOY MADE IN A FACILITY THAT MAY ALSO USE MILK, EGG, WHEAT AND PEANUTS
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.
- E133 Brilliant blue FCF Brilliant blue FCF is a synthetic blue dye, listed in the US as FD&C Blue No. 1.
- E621 Monosodium glutamate Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, made by fermentation and used to strengthen savoury taste.
- E627 Disodium guanylate Disodium guanylate is a flavour enhancer usually used together with MSG.
- E631 Disodium inosinate Disodium inosinate is a flavour enhancer usually used together with MSG.
- 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.
5 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.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
- 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.
Among 359 corn chips
From least to most processed, this one ranks 298th. 46% of the corn chips here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0757528048112, last edited 4 September 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.