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Is Estrella Nötmix Chili ultra-processed?

175 g Mixed nuts Sold in Sweden

Pack of Estrella Nötmix Chili

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:

  • 20 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed mixed nuts

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

jordnötter 53%, cashewnötter 21%, socker, solrosolja, honung, salt, förtjockningsmedel (akaciagummi), lök, paprika, vitlöks, jästextrakt, sheafett, kryddor (bland annat chili), maltodextrin, syra (citronsyra), färgämne (paprikaextrakt)

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E330 Citric acid , E414 Acacia gum

As written on the pack

JORDNÖTTER (53%), CASHEWNÖTTER (21%), socker, solrosolja, honung, salt, förtjockningsmedel (akaciagummi), lökpulver, paprikapulver, vitlökspulver, jästextrakt, sheafett, naturlig arom innehåller MJÖLK), kryddor (bland annat chilipulver), maltodextrin, syra (citronsyra), färgämne (paprikaextrakt).

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.
  • E414 Acacia gum Gum arabic (acacia gum) is the hardened sap of acacia trees, used to stabilise flavour emulsions in soft drinks and to coat sweets.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.

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.
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.

  • Honey Honey, used as a sweetener.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.
  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 26 mixed nuts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 26th. 27% of the mixed nuts 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 26 mixed nuts, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7310532153116, 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.