Is Tesco Cheese Puffs ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 16 ingredients
- 2 additives
Less processed crisps
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
maize, sunflower oil (processing marker), whey derivatives, maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), salt (processing marker), cheese powder (processing marker), whey powder (ultra-processing marker), buttermilk powder, havouring, yeast extract, colours (ultra-processing marker) (paprika extract (ultra-processing marker), curcumin (ultra-processing marker)), ol aliergens, \warning age a cool, dry place
Additives: E100 Curcumin , E160c Paprika extract
As written on the pack
maize, sunflower oil, whey derivatives (milk), maltodextrin, salt, cheese powder (milk), whey powder (milk), buttermilk powder (milk), havouring, yeast extract, colours (paprika extract, curcumin). ol aliergens, see ingredients in bold. suitable for vegetarians \warning age a cool, dry place.
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.
- E100 Curcumin Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of 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.
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.
- Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
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.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
- Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
Among 1,471 crisps
From least to most processed, this one ranks 1138th. 64% of the crisps here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5051008190014, last edited 18 July 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.
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.