Salted pistachios, from least to most processed

We track 27 salted pistachios, 11% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Pistachio Nuts.

What makes salted pistachios ultra-processed

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

Processed food (24)

  1. 1 Pistachio Nuts Tesco NOVA group 3
  2. 2 Salted Pistachios Morrisons NOVA group 3
  3. 3 Shelled Pistachios Costco Companies Inc. · 680 g (1.5 lb / 24 oz) NOVA group 3
  4. 4 Pistachios Wonderful · 30 g NOVA group 3
  5. 5 Pistachios Kirkland Signature · 1.36 kg (48 oz) 3 lb NOVA group 3
  6. 6 Pistachios Roasted Salted Alesto · 200g NOVA group 3
  7. 7 Roasted & Salted Pistachios in Shell Asda NOVA group 3
  8. 8 Roasted Pistachios Tesco · 300g NOVA group 3
  9. 9 Roasted & Salted Pistachios Wonderful · 16 oz NOVA group 3
  10. 10 Roasted and Salted Pistachios Aldi · 200g NOVA group 3
  11. 11 Lightly Salted Pistachios Wonderful · 12 oz NOVA group 3
  12. 12 Roasted and salted pistachio nuts in shell Sainsbury's · 150g NOVA group 3
  13. 13 Pistachios Lightly Salted Wonderful NOVA group 3
  14. 14 Pistachios Alesto · 200g NOVA group 3
  15. 15 roasted CALIFORNIA PISTACHIOS WITH SEA SALT Member’s Mark NOVA group 3
  16. 16 Roasted & Salted Pistachios Co Op · 150 g NOVA group 3
  17. 17 Roasted and Salted Pistachios Sainsbury's NOVA group 3
  18. 18 Pistachios Roasted with Sea Salt Southern Grove · 454 g NOVA group 3
  19. 19 Roasted Salted XXL Pistachios Wonderful · 1 kg NOVA group 3
  20. 20 Pistachios Shelled Roasted with Sea Salt Southern Grove · 6 oz NOVA group 3
  21. 21 Lightly Salted No Shell Pistachios Great Value NOVA group 3
  22. 22 Dry Roasted & Salted Pistachios Trader Joe's · 16 oz NOVA group 3
  23. 23 Roasted & Salted Pistachios Snackrite · 200 g NOVA group 3
  24. 24 Pistachios Sea Salt & Vinegar Wonderful · 11 oz, 311g NOVA group 3

Ultra-processed food (3)

  1. 25 Honey Roasted Pistachios Wonderful · 5.5 oz NOVA group 4
  2. 26 Pistachios Chili Roasted No Shells Wonderful · 11 oz NOVA group 4
  3. 27 Wonderful Pistachios Wonderful · 30 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.