Is Haldiram's tasty nuts ultra-processed?

200 g Coated peanuts Sold in the United Kingdom and India

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Starch

19 ingredients
1 additive

Less processed peanuts

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

Groundnuts, Refined Palmolein Oil, Bengal Gram Flour (Besan), Maize Starch (processing marker), iodised Salt (processing marker), Red Chilli, e330, Turmeric, Black Salt (processing marker), Black Pepper, Ginger, Cardamom, Cumin, Cinnamon, Clove, Bay Leaf, Nutmeg, Asafoetida

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Groundnuts (Peanuts), Refined Palmolein Oil, Bengal Gram Flour (Besan), Maize Starch, iodised Salt, Red Chilli, Acidity Regulator (INS 330), Turmeric, Black Salt, Black Pepper, Dried Ginger Powder, Cardamom, Cumin, Cinnamon, Clove, Bay Leaf, Nutmeg & Asafoetida.

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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.
Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 13 coated peanuts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 2nd. 85% of the coated peanuts 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 13 coated peanuts, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8904004403633, last edited 14 August 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.
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.