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Is Walkers Salt and vinegar ultra-processed?

Potato crisps Sold in the United Kingdom and Canada

Pack of Walkers Salt and vinegar

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:

  • 14 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed 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

Great British POTATOES VEGETABLE OILS for crunch Sunflower, Rapeseed, in varying proportions SALT, VINEGAR SEASONING for that Walkerstaste (Acids (Potassium Acetates, Citric Acid), Flavourings, Potassium Chloride, Sugar, Sat Yeast Extract), Antioxidants, Rosemary Extract Ascorbic Acid, Tocopherol Rich Extract

Additives: E261 Potassium acetate , E300 Ascorbic acid , E306 Tocopherol-rich extract , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Great British POTATOES VEGETABLE OILS for crunch Sunflower, Rapeseed, in varying proportions SALT AND VINEGAR SEASONING for that Walkerstaste [Acids (Potassium Acetates, Citric Acid), Flavourings, Potassium Chloride, Sugar, Sat Yeast Extract], Antioxidants (Rosemary Extract Ascorbic Acid, Tocopherol Rich Extract, Citric Acid ALLERGY ADVICE MAY CONTAIN: Milk, Soya, Mustard, Wheat and other cereals containing gluten.

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.
3 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 622 potato crisps

From least to most processed, this one ranks 278th. 66% of the 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 622 potato crisps, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000328037523, last edited 24 July 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.