Botanero Mixed Snack, Botanero

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Botanero Mixed Snack, Botanero scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Artificial Colors (Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Red 40): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Soy Sauce (Hydrolyzed Vegetable Corn Protein, Salt, Acacia (Gum Arabic), Xanthan Gum, Caramel Color Class Iv, Fructose, Citric Acid, Monosodium Glutamate, Potassium Sorbate (Food Preservative), Chili)): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Chips & Crisps, this product is more processed than about 85% of the 10,682 products we've analyzed.

Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Botanero Mixed Snack, Botanero's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Propionate (Food Preservative).

Natural sources but industrial application.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Oil (Contains One Or More Of The Following: Cottonseed, Soybean, Sunflower, Corn And/Or Palm Olein), Vegetable Oil (Contains One Or More Of The Following: Cottonseed, Soybean Sunflower, Corn And/Or Palm Olein).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Seasoning (Salt, Citric Acid, Silicon Dioxide (As Anticaking Agent)), Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.