Almond cookies, from least to most processed

We track 8 almond cookies, 75% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Chocolate Chip Grain Free Cookies.

What makes almond cookies ultra-processed

The signs of ultra-processing found most often, and the share of almond cookies that contain each:

Processed food (2)

  1. 1 Chocolate Chip Grain Free Cookies Siete · 16 oz NOVA group 3
  2. 2 Mexican Chocolate Cookies Siete NOVA group 3

Ultra-processed food (6)

  1. 3 Doria Amaretti 250G Bauli · 250g NOVA group 4
  2. 4 Almond Cantucci Crosta & Mollica · 170 g NOVA group 4
  3. 5 Ooh-la-la Tea Biscuits Almond Biscotti Sharing Bag Rhythm 108 · 160 g NOVA group 4
  4. 6 Speculoos Cookies Benton’s · 250 g NOVA group 4
  5. 7 all butter cookies with pistachio nuts and almonds M&s Food · 200 g NOVA group 4
  6. 8 Almond Dark Chocolate Biscotti Nonni’s Bakery · 38 g NOVA group 4

Within each group, products with fewer signs of ultra-processing, additives and ingredients come first. This ordering is ours, for comparison; it is not part of NOVA.