Is Blue Diamond Almonds Almond Nut-Thins Country Ranch ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 30 ingredients
- 7 additives
- Nutri-Score D
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Rice flour, almonds, ranch seasoning (salt (processing marker), natural buttermilk flavor (buttermilk, whey (ultra-processing marker), maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), skim milk), sour cream (sour cream (cream, nonfat milk, cultures), nonfat milk, citric acid, tocopherols, ascorbyl palmitate (maintains freshness (processing marker))), garlic powder, whey (ultra-processing marker), onion powder, spice, yeast extract, parsley, lactic acid, and natural flavors (ultra-processing marker)), potato starch (processing marker), safflower oil (processing marker), and soy lecithin (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E270 Lactic acid , E304 Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid , E304i Ascorbyl palmitate , E306 Tocopherol-rich extract , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E330 Citric acid
As written on the pack
Rice flour, almonds, ranch seasoning (salt, natural buttermilk flavor [buttermilk, whey, maltodextrin, skim milk], sour cream powder [sour cream {cream, nonfat milk, cultures}, cultured nonfat milk, citric acid, tocopherols and ascorbyl palmitate {maintains freshness}], garlic powder, cultured whey, onion powder, spice, yeast extract, parsley, lactic acid, and natural flavors), potato starch, expeller pressed safflower oil, and soy lecithin.
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.
- E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.
- Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
6 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.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
- Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.
Among 2,122 biscuits and cakes
From least to most processed, this one ranks 1188th. 84% of the biscuits and cakes here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0041570054048, last edited 21 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 D (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.