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Is Alesto Salt and peppers cashews ultra-processed?

150 g Cashew nuts Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Alesto Salt and peppers cashews

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 13 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed cashew nuts

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

cashew nuts 91%, sunflower oil, seasoning mix 4% (black pepper, rice flour, sea salt, sugar, white pepper, yeast tract powder, flavouring, acidity regulator (citric acid)), storage instructions

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

91% cashew nuts, sunflower oil,4% seasoning mix (black pepper, rice flour, sea salt, sugar, white pepper, yeast tract powder, flavouring, acidity regulator citric acid), allergy advice for allergens see ingredients in bold, may also contain other nuts, peanuts, milk, mustard, soya and cereals containing gluten, storage instructions

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.

  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
4 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.
  • 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 80 cashew nuts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 65th. 24% of the cashew nuts 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 80 cashew nuts, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4056489648604, last edited 27 March 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.