Is H.K. Anderson Peanut Butter Filled Pretzel Nuggets ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 23 ingredients
- 3 additives
- Nutri-Score E
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folio Acid), Peanut Buiter (Roasted Peanuts, Sugar (processing marker), mono- and Diglycerides (ultra-processing marker), salt (processing marker)), Salt (processing marker), Less Than 2% Of (Canola Oil, Soybean Oil (processing marker)), Corn Syrup, Barley Malt Extract, Leavening (Contains One and More Of (Yeast), Sodium Bicarbonate, Amnionium Bicarbonate)
Additives: E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate
As written on the pack
Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mono-nitrate, Riboflavin, Folio Acid), Peanut Buiter (Roasted Peanuts, Sugar, Mono - And Diglycerides,salt) Salt, Less Than 2% Of: Canola Oil And/or Soybean Oil, Corn Syrup, Barley Malt Extract, Leavening (Contains One Or More Of: Yeast, Sodium Bicarbonate, Amnionium Bicarbonate) Contains: Wheat, Peanuts.
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.
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
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.
- Salty snacks Products in the category "Salty snacks" are at least group 3.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Among 2,497 appetizers
From least to most processed, this one ranks 1208th. 64% of the appetizers here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0070271003635, last edited 27 January 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.