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Is Takis Crisps Fuego ultra-processed?

155.92 g Stacked extruded potato crisps Sold in the United States and Germany

Pack of Takis Crisps Fuego

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
  • 5 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed stacked extruded potato crisps

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

potatoes, vegetable oil (palm vegetable oil, sunflower vegetable oil), and CORN, canola oil, seasoning maltodextrin, salt, čitric acid, hydrolyzed corn protein, sugar monosodium glutamate, modified corn starch, acetic acid, NATURAL and ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, onion, silicon dioxide, carmine lake, red 40 lake, garlic, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, paprika meal, rice flour, rice meal, corn starch

Additives: E129 Allura red , E260 Acetic acid , E621 Monosodium glutamate , E627 Disodium guanylate , E631 Disodium inosinate

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E621 Monosodium glutamate.

As written on the pack

DRIED POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL (PALM AND/OR SUNFLOWER AND/OR CORN AND/OR CANOLA OIL), SEASONING MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, ČITRIC ACID, HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, SUGAR MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, ACETIC ACID, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, ONION POWDER, SILICON DIOXIDE, CARMINE LAKE, RED 40 LAKE, GARLIC POWDER. DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, PAPRIKA MEAL, RICE FLOUR AND/OR RICE MEAL, CORN STARCH.

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.

  • E129 Allura red Allura red AC is a synthetic red azo dye (FD&C Red No. 40 in the US).
  • 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.
  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary 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.
  • 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 48 stacked extruded potato crisps

From least to most processed, this one ranks 16th. 96% of the stacked extruded potato 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 48 stacked extruded potato crisps, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0757528046682, last edited 12 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.