Is Tyrrell's Tomato & Chilly Chutney Flavour ultra-processed?

150g Flavoured potato crisps Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Colour
Flavouring
Maltodextrin
E160c Paprika extract

31 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed flavoured potato 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

Potatoes, sunflower oil (processing marker), sugar (processing marker), tomato, yeast extract, balsamic vinegar, spirit vinegar, salt (processing marker), maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), spices (cayenne pepper, mace, black pepper, cardamom), acid (citric acid), garlic, onion, chilli (chilli, cumin, salt (processing marker), oregano, garlic), smoked salt (processing marker), natural flavouring (ultra-processing marker), colour (ultra-processing marker) (paprika extract (ultra-processing marker)), spice extracts (chilli, capsicum)

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Potatoes, sunflower oil, sugar, tomato powder, yeast extract, balsamic vinegar powder, spirit vinegar powder, salt, maltodextrin, ground spices (cayenne pepper, mace, black pepper, cardamom), acid (citric acid), garlic powder, onion powder, chilli powder (chilli, cumin, salt, oregano, garlic powder), smoked salt, natural flavouring, colour (paprika extract), spice extracts (chilli, capsicum).

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.
Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
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.

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.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 191 flavoured potato crisps

From least to most processed, this one ranks 130th. 95% of the flavoured 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.

All 191 flavoured potato crisps, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000237139295, last edited 26 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 C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.