Is Walkers Sensations Sweet Chilli ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 31 ingredients
- 4 additives
- Nutri-Score C
Less processed potato crisps
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
potatoes, vegetable oils (processing marker) (sunflower, seasoning, sugar (processing marker), soya sauce (processing marker) (contains rapeseed), thai sweet chilli wheat), fructose (ultra-processing marker), flavouring (ultra-processing marker), hydrolysed vegetable protein, potassium chloride, salt (processing marker), dried onion, red chilli, dried garlic, parsley, dried tomato, paprika powder, red colour (paprika extract (ultra-processing marker)), calcium bell pepper powder, citric acid, acid, tocopherol rich extract, citric acid, lactate, antioxidants, rosemary extract, ascorbic allergy advice contains (see highlighted ingredients)
Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E306 Tocopherol-rich extract , E330 Citric acid , E392 Extracts of rosemary
As written on the pack
potatoes, vegetable oils (sunflower, seasoning [sugar, soya sauce powder (contains rapeseed, in varying proportions), thai sweet chilli wheat), fructose, flavouring, hydrolysed vegetable protein (contains soya), potassium chloride, salt, dried onion, dried red chilli flakes. dried garlic, dried parsley, dried tomato, paprika powder, red colour (paprika extract)], firming agent (calcium bell pepper powder, acidity regulator (citric acid), acid, tocopherol rich extract, citric acid). lactate), antioxidants (rosemary extract, ascorbic allergy advice contains: see highlighted ingredients. may contain: milk, gluten, barley, celery, mustard suitable for vegetarians
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.
- Fructose Fructose is the sugar found naturally in fruit and honey, but as an ingredient it is refined industrially, mostly from corn starch.
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.
- 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.
Among 622 potato crisps
From least to most processed, this one ranks 440th. 66% of the potato crisps here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000328028972, last edited 22 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 C (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.