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Is Alpenfest style Mixed nuts caramelized ultra-processed?

150g Nut confectioneries Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Alpenfest style Mixed nuts caramelized

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:

  • 11 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed nut confectioneries

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

Sugar, Almonds 19%, Cashews 16%, Hazelnuts 9%, Macadamia Nuts 9%, Pecan Nuts 9%, Icing Sugar, Honey, Honey, Salt, Vanilla Flavouring

As written on the pack

Sugar, Almonds 19%, Cashews 16%, Hazelnuts 9%, Macadamia Nuts 9%, Pecan Nuts 9%, Icing Sugar, Honey, Honey Powder, Salt, Vanilla Flavouring.

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.

  • Honey Honey, used as a sweetener.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 42 nut confectioneries

From least to most processed, this one ranks 9th. 83% of the nut confectioneries 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 42 nut confectioneries, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4056489150206, last edited 20 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.