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Is tortilla chips chipotle flavoured ultra-processed?

Corn chips Sold in the United Kingdom and Belgium

Pack of tortilla chips chipotle flavoured

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 15 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed 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

whole yellow corn kernels 75%, sunflower oil, chipotle seasoning 2.8% (spices (smoked pAprika, cayenne, onion, garlic, chipotle), salt, sugar, yeast extract, lemon juice, vinegar, rice flour)

As written on the pack

whole yellow corn kernels (75%), sunflower oil, chipotle seasoning (2.8%) [spices (smoked pAprika, cayenne, onion, garlic, chipotle), salt, sugar, yeast extract, lemon juice powder, vinegar powder, rice flour].

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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

  • 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.

Category rules

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

  • Salty snacks Products in the category "Salty snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 359 corn chips

From least to most processed, this one ranks 172nd. 46% of the corn chips 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 359 corn chips, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060321390704, last edited 27 March 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.