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Is The Snack Organisation Lemongrass & Chilli Rice Crackers ultra-processed?

100 g Rice crackers Sold in the United Kingdom

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:

  • 27 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed rice crackers

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

Rice 85.7%, Rice Bran Oil, Tocopherol-rich extract, Sugar, Maltodextrin, Whey Powder, Salt, Tocopherols, Soy Sauce (Salt, Soy, Rice, Maltodextrin), Citric Acid, Yeast Extract, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Galangal, Coriander, Kaffir Lime Leaf, Lime Oil, Paprika Extract, Lemongrass Flavour 0.02% (Natural Flavouring, Vegetable Oil, Tocopherol), Chilli 0.01%

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E306 Tocopherol-rich extract , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Rice (85.7%), Rice Bran Oil (Antioxidant (Tocopherol-rich extract), Sugar, Maltodextrin, Whey Powder (Milk), Salt, Antioxidant (Tocopherols), Soy Sauce Powder (Salt, Soy, Rice, Maltodextrin) Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Yeast Extract, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Galangal Powder, Coriander Powder, Kaffir Lime Leaf Powder, Lime Oil, Colour (Paprika Extract), Lemongrass Flavour (0.02%) (Natural Flavouring, Vegetable Oil, Antioxidant (Tocopherol)), Chilli Extract (0.01%).

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.
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.
  • 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.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 28 rice crackers

From least to most processed, this one ranks 23rd. 75% of the rice crackers 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 28 rice crackers, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9417986946863, last edited 6 August 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.