Is Blue Diamond Almonds Wasabi & Soy Sauce Flavored Almonds ultra-processed?

6 oz (170g) Almonds Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
Modified starch

23 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score C

Less processed almonds

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, vegetable oil (processing marker) (canola, safflower, sunflower), sugar (processing marker), modified corn starch (ultra-processing marker), salt (processing marker), soy sauce (processing marker) (soybean, wheat, salt (processing marker)), horesradish, onion, spice, fractionated coconut oil (processing marker), palm kernel oil, garlic maltodextrin, yeast extract, natural flavor (ultra-processing marker), citric acid, disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate.peanut free

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

ALMONDS, VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA, SAFFLOWER AND/OR SUNFLOWER), SUGAR, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SALT, SOY SAUCE (SOYBEAN, WHEAT, SALT), HORESRADISH, ONION, SPICE, FRACTIONATED COCONUT OIL AND/OR PALM KERNEL OIL, GARLIC MALTODEXTRIN, YEAST EXTRACT, NATURAL FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID, DISODIUM GUANYLATE AND DISODIUM INOSINATE.PEANUT FREE.

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.
Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary 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.

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.
Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 58 almonds

From least to most processed, this one ranks 55th. 14% of the almonds 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 58 almonds, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0041570052341, last edited 30 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.