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Is Utz Pub Mix ultra-processed?

44 oz Appetizers Sold in the United States

Pack of Utz Pub Mix

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:

  • 132 ingredients
  • 12 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

combined ingredient declaration for (Pretzel Sticks), Oriental Rice Crackers, Naturally and Artificially Honey Mustard Flavored Breadsticks, Naturally and Artificially Cheese Flavored Crunchies, Honey Roasted Sesame Chips, Naturally and Artificially Nacho Flavored Bagel Chips, Worcestershire Rye Bagel Chips, Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin (Vitamin B3), Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Wheat Flour, Rice, Vegetable Oil (Contains One and More Of The Following (Corn Oil), Canola Oil, Palm Oil, Cottonseed Oil, Soybean Oil, Sunflower Oil, Safflower Oil), Degerminated Com Meal, Rye Flour, Salt, Sesame Seeds, Sugar, Soy Sauce (Water, Soybeans, Salt), Whey, Honey Coating (Sugar, Wheat Starch, Honey), Yeast (Yeast, Yeast Extract, Sorbitan Monostearate, Ascorbic Acid), Maltodextrin, Bulgur Wheat, Wheat Gluten, Dextrose, Malt Syrup (Derived From Corn, Malted Barley), Malt (Enriched Wheat Flour, Dextrose, Malted Barley Flour), Semisoft Cheese (Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes), Whey Protein, Honey (Honey, Maltodextrin), Mustard (Mustard (Distilled Vinegar, Mustard Seed, Salt, Turmeric, Paprika, Spice, Natural Flavor, Garlic), Maltodextrin, Modified Corn Starch, Natural Flavor), Caraway Seeds, Worcestershire Sauce (Molasses, Vinegar, Corn Syrup, Caramel Color, Garlic, Spices, Tamarind, Natural Flavor, Maltodextrin), Natural Flavors, Buttermilk Solids, Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes), Milkfat, Onion, Garlic, Tomato, Spices, Chili, Seaweed, Citric Acid, Lactic Acid, Sodium Phosphate, Yellow 6, Yellow 5, Yellow 5 Lake, Yellow 6 Lake, Tack Blend (Maltodextrin, Xanthan Gum), Turmeric (Color), Butter (Cream, Salt), Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Calcium Sulfate, Oleoresin Paprika, Beet Powder (Color), Artificial Flavor, Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Guanylate, L-Cysteine, Enzymes, Baking Soda

Additives: E102 Tartrazine , E110 Sunset yellow FCF , E150c Ammonia caramel , E160c Paprika extract , E270 Lactic acid , E330 Citric acid , E415 Xanthan gum , E491 Sorbitan monostearate , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate , E627 Disodium guanylate , E631 Disodium inosinate

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E150c Ammonia caramel.

As written on the pack

COMBINED INGREDIENT DECLARATION FOR: Pretzel Sticks, Oriental Rice Crackers, Naturally & Artificially Honey Mustard Flavored Breadsticks, Naturally & Artificially Cheese Flavored Crunchies, Honey Roasted Sesame Chips, Naturally & Artificially Nacho Flavored Bagel Chips, Worcestershire Rye Bagel Chips. Enriched Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin (Vitamin B3), Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Folic Acid], Wheat Flour, Rice, Vegetable Oil (Contains One Or More Of The Following: Corn Oil, Canola Oil, Palm Oil, Cottonseed Oil, Soybean Oil, Sunflower Oil And/Or Safflower Oil), Degerminated Com Meal, Rye Flour, Salt, Sesame Seeds, Sugar, Soy Sauce (Water, Soybeans, Salt), Whey, Honey Coating (Sugar, Wheat Starch, Honey), Yeast (Yeast, Yeast Extract, Sorbitan Monostearate, Ascorbic Acid), Maltodextrin, Bulgur Wheat, Wheat Gluten, Dextrose, Malt Syrup (Derived From Corn And Malted Barley), Malt Powder (Enriched Wheat Flour, Dextrose, Malted Barley Flour), Semisoft Cheese (Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes), Whey Protein Concentrate, Honey Powder (Honey, Maltodextrin), Mustard Powder [Dehydrated Mustard (Distilled Vinegar, Mustard Seed, Salt, Turmeric, Paprika, Spice, Natural Flavor, Garlic Powder), Maltodextrin, Modified Corn Starch, Natural Flavor], Caraway Seeds, Worcestershire Sauce Powder (Molasses, Vinegar, Corn Syrup, Caramel Color, Garlic, Spices, Tamarind, Natural Flavor, Maltodextrin), Natural Flavors, Buttermilk Solids, Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes), Milkfat, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Tomato Powder, Spices, Chili Powder, Seaweed, Citric Acid, Lactic Acid, Sodium Phosphate, Yellow 6, Yellow 5, Yellow 5 Lake, Yellow 6 Lake, Tack Blend (Maltodextrin, Xanthan Gum), Turmeric (Color), Butter (Cream, Salt), Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Calcium Sulfate, Oleoresin Paprika, Beet Powder (Color), Artificial Flavor, Disodium Inosinate And Disodium Guanylate, L-Cysteine, Enzymes, Baking Soda. CONTAINS: WHEAT, MILK, SOY AND SESAME.

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.

  • E102 Tartrazine Tartrazine is a synthetic yellow azo dye (FD&C Yellow No. 5 in the US).
  • E110 Sunset yellow FCF Sunset yellow FCF is a synthetic orange azo dye (FD&C Yellow No. 6 in the US).
  • E150c Ammonia caramel Ammonia caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars with ammonia compounds.
  • 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.
  • E491 Sorbitan monostearate Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
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  • E627 Disodium guanylate Disodium guanylate is a flavour enhancer usually used together with MSG.
  • E631 Disodium inosinate Disodium inosinate is a flavour enhancer usually used together with MSG.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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.

  • Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.
  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
  • Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
  • 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.
9 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.
  • Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
  • Honey Honey, used as a sweetener.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • 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.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 2,498 appetizers

From least to most processed, this one ranks 2496th. 64% of the appetizers 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 2,498 appetizers, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0041780052728, last edited 2 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.