Is Delicata Hot Chili Peanuts ultra-processed?

300 g Coated peanuts Sold in Sweden

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Colour
Maltodextrin
E160c Paprika extract
E635 Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide

33 ingredients
3 additives
Nutri-Score E

Less processed coated peanuts

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

peanuts 31%, jordnötter, peanøtter, hvedemel, vetemjöl, majsstivelse, majsstärkelse (processing marker), malsstivelse, sukker, socker (processing marker), salt (processing marker), maltsirup, maltstrap soleikkeolie, solrosolja (processing marker), krydderier, kyodorkrydder, maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), aminosyrer farvestof, färgämne (ultra-processing marker), fargestoff (e160c (ultra-processing marker)), hævemiddel, bakpulver (E03 (11), gærekstraktyjästextrakt), antioxidant antioxidationsmode e330, smagorstærker smakförstärkare (e635 aroma), konserveringsmiddel (e296 Kan indeholde, ehålla spor af nødder, nötter)

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E296 Malic acid , E635 Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E635 Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide.

As written on the pack

31% PEANUTS/JORDNÖTTER/PEANØTTER, HVEDEMEL/VETEMJÖL, majsstivelse/majsstärkelse/malsstivelse, sukker/socker, salt, maltsirup/maltstrap soleikkeolie/solrosolja, krydderier/kyodorkrydder, maltodextrin, aminosyrer farvestof/färgämne/fargestoff: E160c, hævemiddel/bakpulver: E03 (11) gærekstraktyjästextrakt, antioxidant antioxidationsmode E330, smagorstærker smakförstärkare: E635 aroma, konserveringsmiddel: E296 Kan indeholde/ehålla spor af nødder/nötter

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.
E635 Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide A food additive authorised for industrial food production.
Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.

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.

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.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 13 coated peanuts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 11th. 85% of the coated peanuts 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 13 coated peanuts, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5706779065954, last edited 2 April 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.