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Is Dot's Homestyle Pretzels Original Seasoned Pretzel Twists ultra-processed?

35 oz Pretzel Sold in the United States

Pack of Dot's Homestyle Pretzels Original Seasoned Pretzel Twists

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:

  • 25 ingredients
  • 6 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed pretzel

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

enriched wheat flour (wheat flour niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin folic acid), vegetable oil (canola oil corn oil, &, or soybean oil), salt, CONTAINS 2% and LESS OF MALTODEXTRIN, buttermilk, corn syrup, garlic, monosodium glutamate, NATURAL and ARTIFICIA FLAVOR, spices, dehydrated onion, lactic acid, calcium lactate, citric acid, xanthan gum, cellulose gum, guar gum, yeast

Additives: E270 Lactic acid , E330 Citric acid , E412 Guar gum , E415 Xanthan gum , E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose , E621 Monosodium glutamate

As written on the pack

ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA OIL CORN OIL, &/OR SOYBEAN OIL), SALT, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF MALTODEXTRIN, BUTTERMILK, CORN SYRUP, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, NATURAL & ARTIFICIA FLAVOR, SPICES, DEHYDRATED ONION, LACTIC ACID, CALCIUM LACTATE, CITRIC ACID, XANTHAN GUM, CELLULOSE GUM, GUAR GUM, YEAST. CONTAINS: MILK, WHEAT.

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.

  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose Carboxymethyl cellulose is a thickener made by chemically modifying cellulose from wood or cotton.
  • E621 Monosodium glutamate Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, made by fermentation and used to strengthen savoury taste.
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.

  • Salty snacks Products in the category "Salty snacks" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 64 pretzel

From least to most processed, this one ranks 57th. 63% of the pretzel 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 64 pretzel, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0850031719248, last edited 11 July 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.