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Is The Curators Protein Chips - Tangy Cheese ultra-processed?

35g Lentil crisps Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of The Curators Protein Chips - Tangy Cheese

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:

  • 23 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed lentil 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

Lentil, SOY base (lentil flour, SOY protein, tapioca starch, salt), Sunflower oil, CHEESE seasoning (maltodextrin, yeast extract, WHEY powder, onions, natural flavourings, sugar, rice flour, salt, CHEESE powder, potassium chloride, spice, sunflower oil, citric acid, paprika extract), rosemary extract

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E330 Citric acid , E392 Extracts of rosemary , E508 Potassium chloride

As written on the pack

Lentil and SOY base [lentil flour, SOY protein concentrate, tapioca starch, salt], Sunflower oil, CHEESE seasoning [maltodextrin, yeast extract, WHEY powder (MILK), onions, natural flavourings, sugar, rice flour, salt, CHEESE powder (MILK), flavour enhancer: potassium chloride, spice, sunflower oil, acid: citric acid, colour: paprika extract], antioxidant: rosemary extract

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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
6 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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 13 lentil crisps

From least to most processed, this one ranks 13th. 77% of the lentil 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 13 lentil crisps, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060549450747, last edited 18 August 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.