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Is Vicente Vidal Aperitivo frito ultra-processed?

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Pack of Vicente Vidal Aperitivo frito

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:

  • 48 ingredients
  • 9 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

corn tortillas 56% (white corn masa flour 61%), water, stabilisers (glycerol, xanthan gum), salt, emulsifier (monodiglycerides of fatty acids), cooking sauce 25% (water), tomato paste, cream 13%, sugar, red pepper, salt, sunflower oil, puree, spices, natural flavourings, paprika, lemon juice concentrate, modified starch, dried onion, chili pepper, flavouring, dried garlic, chicken meat, acidity regulator, c, creamy sauce for topping 19% (water), cream 42%, modified corn starch, flavourings, cream cheese (milk, cream stabilisers (locust bean gum, carrageenan, guar gum), preservative (sorbic acid), starter cultures), stabilisers (xanthan guar gum), acidity regulator (lactic acid)

Additives: E14XX Modified Starch , E200 Sorbic acid , E270 Lactic acid , E407 Carrageenan , E410 Locust bean gum , E412 Guar gum , E415 Xanthan gum , E422 Glycerol , E570 Fatty acids

As written on the pack

corn tortillas (56%) : white corn masa flour (61%), water, stabilisers (glycerol, xanthan gum), salt, emulsifier (mono - diglycerides of fatty acids). cooking sauce (25%): water, tomato paste, cream (13%), sugar (contains sulphites), red pepper, salt, sunflower oil, puree (contains sulphites), spices, natural flavourings, paprika, lemon juice concentrate (contains sulphites), modified starch, dried onion, chili pepper, flavouring (contains sulphites), dried garlic, hydrolysed chicken meat, acidity regulator (c - creamy sauce for topping (19%) : water, cream (42%), modified corn starch, flavourings, cream cheese (milk, cream stabilisers (locust bean gum, carrageenan, guar gum), preservative (sorbic acid), starter cultures), stabilisers (xanthan guar gum), acidity regulator (lactic acid).

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.

  • E14xx Modified Starch Modified starches (E1400 to E1452) are starches treated physically, with enzymes or chemically so that they thicken and hold up to heating, freezing or acidity better than ordinary starch.
  • E407 Carrageenan Carrageenan is a thickener and gelling agent extracted from red seaweed, used widely in dairy desserts, plant-based drinks and processed meats.
  • E410 Locust bean gum Locust bean gum (carob gum) is a thickener and stabiliser from the seeds of the carob tree.
  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
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  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
  • 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.

  • Chicken meat An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
8 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.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • 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.
  • Bread An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,471 crisps

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1416th. 64% of the 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 1,471 crisps, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 14100718, last edited 2 April 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.