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Is Harris Teeter Smoked Almonds ultra-processed?

9 Nuts and their products Sold in the United States

Pack of Harris Teeter Smoked Almonds

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:

  • 8 ingredients
  • No additives

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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

almonds, seasoning salt, maltodextrin, natural hickory smoke flavor, yeast extract hydrolyzed corn, soy protein, natural flavors, peanut oil

As written on the pack

ALMONDS, SEASONING SALT, MALTODEXTRIN, NATURAL HICKORY SMOKE FLAVOR, YEAST EXTRACT HYDROLYZED CORN AND SOY PROTEIN, NATURAL FLAVORS), PEANUT OIL

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.

  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.
1 ingredient that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,288 nuts and their products

From least to most processed, this one ranks 901st. 39% of the nuts and their products 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 1,288 nuts and their products, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0072036721143, last edited 27 November 2024), 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.