Salted cashews, from least to most processed

We track 19 salted cashews, 11% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Roasted & salted cashews.

What makes salted cashews ultra-processed

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

Processed food (17)

  1. 1 Roasted & salted cashews Marks & Spencer · 300g NOVA group 3
  2. 2 Roasted & Salted Cashews Stockwell & Co. · 125g NOVA group 3
  3. 3 Roasted salted cashews Aldi · 125g NOVA group 3
  4. 4 Roasted & salted cashews Lidl · 125 g NOVA group 3
  5. 5 Salted Cashews Aldi · 150 g NOVA group 3
  6. 6 Salted Cashews Sainsbury's · 200 g NOVA group 3
  7. 7 Fancy Whole Cashews with Sea Salt Kirkland · 1.13 kg NOVA group 3
  8. 8 Whole Cashews Planters NOVA group 3
  9. 9 Whole Fancy Cashews Kirkland Signature · 40 oz (2.5 lb) 1.13 kg NOVA group 3
  10. 10 50% Less Salt Roasted & Salted Whole Cashews Trader Joe's · 16 oz NOVA group 3
  11. 11 Roasted & salted jumbo cashews Co-Op · 1 bag, 150g NOVA group 3
  12. 12 Fancy whole cashews Planters NOVA group 3
  13. 13 Simply nature roasted cashews salted Simply Nature · 14 oz NOVA group 3
  14. 14 Sweet Rosemary and Maldon salt nut selection Marks and Spencer · 150g NOVA group 3
  15. 15 Deluxe Whole Cashews with Sea Salt Southern Grove · 30 oz NOVA group 3
  16. 16 Deluxe Whole Cashews Great Value · 30 oz NOVA group 3
  17. 17 Cashews Halves & Pieces with Sea Salt Southern Grove · 14 oz NOVA group 3

Ultra-processed food (2)

  1. 18 Sea Salt & Black Pepper Cashews Sainsbury's NOVA group 4
  2. 19 Honey & Oats Sourdough Hoody's · 20 oz 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.