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Is Blue Diamond Almonds Korean BBQ Flavored Almonds ultra-processed?

170 g Nuts and their products Sold in the United States

Pack of Blue Diamond Almonds Korean BBQ Flavored Almonds

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:

  • 24 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed nuts and their products

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

almonds, korean style bbq seasoning (cane sugar, salt, corn maltodextrin, garlic, tomato, paprika, yeast extract, onion, cayenne pepper, citric acid, spices, molasses, canola oil acetic acid, paprika extract, natural flavor, sunflower oil, natural smoke flavor), vegetable oil (almond, canola, safflower, sunflower)

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E260 Acetic acid , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

ALMONDS, KOREAN STYLE BBQ SEASONING (CANE SUGAR, SALT, CORN MALTODEXTRIN, GARLIC POWDER, TOMATO POWDER, PAPRIKA, YEAST EXTRACT, ONION POWDER, CAYENNE PEPPER, CITRIC ACID, SPICES, MOLASSES, CANOLA OIL ACETIC ACID, PAPRIKA EXTRACT, NATURAL FLAVOR, SUNFLOWER OIL, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR), VEGETABLE OIL (ALMOND, CANOLA, SAFFLOWER AND/OR SUNFLOWER).

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.

  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • 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.
3 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.

  • 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 1,288 nuts and their products

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1074th. 39% of the nuts and their products 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 1,288 nuts and their products, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0041570143605, last edited 26 November 2024), 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.