Is Tropicland Sweet Potato Extra Crispy Fries ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 14 ingredients
- 7 additives
- Nutri-Score C
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Sweet Potatoes, Olive Pomace Oil (processing marker), Rice Flour, Modified Food Starch (ultra-processing marker), Dextrin (ultra-processing marker) (Tapioca, Potato), Tapioca Starch (processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate (ultra-processing marker), sodium bicarbonate), Oleoresin Paprika (ultra-processing marker), Xanthan Gum (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E1400 Dextrin , E160c Paprika extract , E415 Xanthan gum , E450 Diphosphates , E450i Disodium diphosphate , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate
As written on the pack
Sweet Potatoes, Olive Pomace Oil, Rice Flour, Modified Food Starch, Dextrin (Tapioca, Potato), Tapioca Starch, Salt, Leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate), Oleoresin Paprika, Xanthan Gum
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.
- E1400 Dextrin Dextrin is starch partly broken down by heat or acid, used as a thickener, binder and coating.
- E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
- E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
- E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
- Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
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.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Among 1,471 crisps
From least to most processed, this one ranks 1209th. 64% of the crisps here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0740881212191, last edited 5 February 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 C (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.