Is The Good Crisp Company Classic Original Potato Crisps ultra-processed?

160g Stacked extruded potato crisps Sold in the United States and France

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

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Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Potato, Palm Oil (Vitamin E), Tapioca Starch (processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Sugar (processing marker), White Pepper

As written on the pack

Dried Potato Flakes, Palm Oil (Vitamin E), Tapioca Starch, Salt, Sugar, White Pepper.

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1st. 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.

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0851562007040, last edited 27 June 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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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.