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Is Forest Feast Salted Dark Chocolate Cashews ultra-processed?

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Pack of Forest Feast Salted Dark Chocolate Cashews

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:

  • 17 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed 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

Belgian Dark Chocolate 59% (cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter, emulsifier (soya lecithin), natural vanilla flavouring), Cashew Nuts 40%, Cocoa Powder, Salt, Dark Chocolate contains cocoa solids 55%, Our chocolaterie also handles peanuts, other nuts, milk, sesame, nutritional (TYPICAL VALUES PER 100g nergy 2321kJ)

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin

As written on the pack

Belgian Dark Chocolate (59%) (cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter, emulsifier (soya lecithin), natural vanilla flavouring), Cashew Nuts (40%), Cocoa Powder, Salt. Dark Chocolate contains cocoa solids 55% minimum. ALLERGY ADVICE: For allergens, see ingredients in bold. Our chocolaterie also handles peanuts, other nuts, milk & sesame. NUTRITIONAL: TYPICAL VALUES PER 100g nergy 2321kJ/

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.

  • E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.

  • Chocolates Products in the category "Chocolates" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 613 nuts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 546th. 30% of the 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 613 nuts, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5022374058048, last edited 4 June 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.