Is Walkers Max strong Jalapeño and cheese ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 22 ingredients
- 1 additive
- Nutri-Score D
Less processed crisps
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Potatoes, Vegetable Oils (processing marker) (Sunflower Vegetable Oils, Rapeseed Vegetable Oils), Jalapeño, Cheese Seasoning (Whey Powder (ultra-processing marker) (from Milk), Salt (processing marker), Sugar (processing marker), Flavourings (ultra-processing marker) (from Milk, Milk Fat, Butter Oil from Milk, Cheese Paste from Milk, Milk Protein (ultra-processing marker), Animal Rennet), Spices, Onion, Acid (Citric Acid), Potassium Chloride)
Additives: E330 Citric acid
As written on the pack
Potatoes, Vegetable Oils (Sunflower, Rapeseed, in varying proportions), Jalapeño and Cheese Seasoning (Whey Powder (from Milk), Salt, Sugar, Flavourings (contains Cheese from Milk, Milk Fat, Butter Oil from Milk, Cheese Paste from Milk, Milk Protein, Animal Rennet), Spices, Onion Powder, Acid (Citric Acid), Potassium Chloride).
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.
- 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.
- 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.
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.
Among 1,471 crisps
From least to most processed, this one ranks 908th. 64% of the crisps here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000328987750, last edited 8 June 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.