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Is Forest Feast Slow roasted salt & vinegar nut mix ultra-processed?

Mixed nuts Sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Pack of Forest Feast Slow roasted salt & vinegar nut mix

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:

  • 18 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

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

Peanuts 36%, Cashew Nuts 31%, Almonds 16%, Salt, Vinegar Seasoning (cider vinegar, natural flavouring, salt, acidity regulator (citric acid)), Jumbo Pumpkin Seeds 4%, Pecan Nuts 3.5%, Glazing Agent (Gum Arabic), Sunflower Oil, Sea Salt, Our roastery also handles other nuts, sesame seeds

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E414 Acacia gum

As written on the pack

Peanuts (36%), Cashew Nuts (31%), Almonds (16%), Salt & Vinegar Seasoning (cider vinegar powder, natural flavouring, salt, acidity regulator (citric acid)), Jumbo Pumpkin Seeds (4%), Pecan Nuts (3.5%), Glazing Agent (Gum Arabic), Sunflower Oil, Sea Salt. Allergy Advice: For allergens, see ingredients in bold. Our roastery also handles other nuts & sesame seeds.

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.

  • 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.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Glazing agent Glazing agents, waxes and shellac for example, coat a surface to make it shiny or stop pieces sticking together.
2 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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 26 mixed nuts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 23rd. 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 5022374055979, last edited 27 March 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.