Is Walkers Wotsits Crunchy ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 19 ingredients
- 5 additives
- Nutri-Score D
Less processed potato crisps
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Corn (Maize), Vegetable Oil Blend (processing marker) (Corn Oil, Sunflower Oil in varying proportions), Cheese Flavour (ultra-processing marker) (Whey Permeate (ultra-processing marker) (from Milk), Cheese (processing marker) (from Milk), Salt (processing marker), Cheese Seasoning, Potassium Chloride, Yeast Extract, Lactic Acid, Disodium 5'- Ribonucleotides (ultra-processing marker), Paprika Extract (ultra-processing marker), Annatto Norbixin (ultra-processing marker), Natural Flavouring)
Additives: E160b Annatto , E160bii Annatto norbixin , E160c Paprika extract , E270 Lactic acid , E635 Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide
As written on the pack
Corn (Maize), Vegetable Oil Blend (Corn Oil, Sunflower Oil in varying proportions), Cheese Flavour [Whey Permeate (from Milk), Dried Cheese (from Milk) (6%), Salt, Cheese Seasoning (contains Milk), Potassium Chloride, Yeast Extract, Acid (Lactic Acid), Flavour Enhancer (Disodium 5'- Ribonucleotides), Colours (Paprika Extract, Annatto Norbixin), Natural Flavouring (contains Milk)]
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.
- E160b Annatto Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
- E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
- E635 Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide A food additive authorised for industrial food production.
- 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.
- 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.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
- Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
Among 622 potato crisps
From least to most processed, this one ranks 543rd. 66% of the potato crisps here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000328328645, last edited 19 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 D (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.