Is Alesto Crispy Coated Peanuts BBQ flavoured ultra-processed?

200 g Salted peanuts Sold in France

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Maltodextrin
E450 Diphosphates

26 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed salted peanuts

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

jordnötter 47%, stärkelse (processing marker), vetemjöl, solrosolja (processing marker), socker (processing marker), salt (processing marker), tomat, lök, Tökt salt, bakpulver (difosfater (ultra-processing marker), natriumkarbonater), melass (processing marker), rismjöl, jästextrakt, maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), kaliumklorid, kryddor, syra (citronsyra), vitlöks, kryddextrakt, örtkryddor, Saltersättning, Tänk på att små barn kan sätta nötter i halsen, Förpackad i en skyddande atmosfär

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E450 Diphosphates

As written on the pack

47% jordnötter, stärkelse (innehåller vete), vetemjöl, solrosolja, socker, salt, tomatpulver, lökpulver, Tökt salt, bakpulver (difosfater, natriumkarbonater), melasspulver, rismjöl, jästextrakt, rökt maltodextrin, kaliumklorid*, kryddor, syra (citronsyra), vitlökspulver, kryddextrakt, örtkryddor. *Saltersättning. Kan innehålla spår av nötter. Tänk på att små barn kan sätta nötter i halsen. Förpackad i en skyddande atmosfär.

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.

5 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

Salty snacks Products in the category "Salty snacks" are at least group 3.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 35 salted peanuts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 27th. 37% of the salted peanuts here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 35 salted peanuts, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 20417970, last edited 6 August 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.