Walnuts, from least to most processed

We track 38 walnuts, 3% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Walnuts.

What makes walnuts ultra-processed

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

Unprocessed or minimally processed (36)

  1. 1 Walnuts The Foodie Market · 200g NOVA group 1
  2. 2 Walnuts Kirkland Signature · 1.36 kg NOVA group 1
  3. 3 Walnuts Tesco · 200g NOVA group 1
  4. 4 Walnuts Asda · 200g NOVA group 1
  5. 5 Walnut pieces Sainsbury's · 200 g NOVA group 1
  6. 6 California Walnut Halves & Pieces Trader Joe's · 16 oz NOVA group 1
  7. 7 Tesco Walnut Halves Tesco NOVA group 1
  8. 8 walnut halves Bradburys · 200g NOVA group 1
  9. 9 Natural Shelled walnuts Members Mark · 48 oz NOVA group 1
  10. 10 Walnuts Alesto · 150.0 g NOVA group 1
  11. 11 Walnuts kermels Waitrose NOVA group 1
  12. 12 Tesco Walnuts Tesco NOVA group 1
  13. 13 Halves & Pieces Walnuts Great Value · 453 g NOVA group 1
  14. 14 Walnuts Sainsbury's · 100 g NOVA group 1
  15. 15 Halves and Pieces Walnuts Whole Foods · 10 oz NOVA group 1
  16. 16 Shelled Walnuts USDAStutz Manufacturing · 16 oz (1LB) 454 grams NOVA group 1
  17. 17 Belbake Walnut Halves Belbake · 180 g NOVA group 1
  18. 18 Organic Walnuts Kirkland Signature · 1.7lb (771g) NOVA group 1
  19. 19 Walnut Halves & Pieces Unroasted & Unsalted Trader Joe's · 12 oz NOVA group 1
  20. 20 Walnuts Halves and Pieces 365 Whole Foods Market · 16 oz NOVA group 1
  21. 21 Shelled Walnuts Southern Grove · 454 g NOVA group 1
  22. 22 Organic Walnuts Aurora NOVA group 1
  23. 23 Premium Walnuts Mariani Nut Company NOVA group 1
  24. 24 Walnuts Halves & Pieces Simple Truth · 30 g NOVA group 1
  25. 25 Natural Shelled Walnuts Light Halves and Pieces Member's Mark · 48 oz NOVA group 1
  26. 26 Chopped Walnuts Fisher · 10oz NOVA group 1
  27. 27 Walnuts Waitrose NOVA group 1
  28. 28 California Walnut Baking Pieces Trader Joe's · 16 oz (1 lb) 454g NOVA group 1
  29. 29 Valnötter Naturella Exotic Snacks · 250g NOVA group 1
  30. 30 Naturella valnötter ICA Gott Liv · 300g NOVA group 1
  31. 31 Valnötter Eldorado · 400 g NOVA group 1
  32. 32 Valnötter ICA · 100g NOVA group 1
  33. 33 Walnuts Raw Royal Nuts · 240g NOVA group 1
  34. 34 Chopped Walnuts Diamond NOVA group 1
  35. 35 Shelled Walnuts Diamond of California · 32 oz NOVA group 1
  36. 36 Shelled Walnuts Diamond · 16 oz NOVA group 1

Processed food (1)

  1. 37 Salad Topper Lite NaturSource · 1 kg NOVA group 3

Ultra-processed food (1)

  1. 38 Organic Almond & Pecan Clusters Innofoods 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.