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Is Walkers Mango & Chilli Chutney Poppadoms ultra-processed?

82.5g Papadum Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Walkers Mango & Chilli Chutney Poppadoms

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:

  • 24 ingredients
  • 5 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed papadum

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

sunflower oil 22%, potato 17%, potato starch 17%, gram flour 14%, rice flour, mango, red chilli chutney seasoning, salt, mango, red chilli chutney seasoning contains (sugar), spices, dextrose, buttermilk, salt, sodium diacetate, citric acid, malic acid, onion powder, flavourings, garlic powder, mango, paprika extract, cayenne pepper

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E262 Sodium acetates , E262ii Sodium diacetate , E296 Malic acid , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

sunflower oil (22%), potato granules (17%), potato starch (17%), gram flour (14%), rice flour, mango and red chilli chutney seasoning, salt. mango and red chilli chutney seasoning contains: sugar, spices, dextrose, buttermilk powder (contains milk), salt, acidity regulator (sodium diacetate, citric acid, malic acid), onion powder, flavourings, garlic powder, mango powder, colour (paprika extract), cayenne pepper.

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.
  • 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.

  • 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.
5 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.
  • 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 22 papadum

From least to most processed, this one ranks 22nd. 36% of the papadum 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 22 papadum, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000328806181, last edited 4 September 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.