Is Justin's Hazelnut & Almond Butter ultra-processed?

1 lbs Almond butters Sold in the United States

No, it's a kitchen staple

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

It is pressed or refined from a food and used for cooking, like oil, butter or sugar.

9 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score D

Less processed almond butters

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

hazelnuts, dry roasted almonds, powdered sugar (cane sugar, tapioca starch), cocoa powder, cocoa butter, palm oil, sea salt

As written on the pack

Dry roasted hazelnuts, dry roasted almonds, organic powdered sugar (organic cane sugar, organic tapioca starch), organic cocoa powder, organic cocoa butter, palm oil, sea salt.

Why it is in group 2

Category rules

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

Fats Products in the category "Fats" are at least group 2.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 47 almond butters

From least to most processed, this one ranks 37th. 2% of the almond butters 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 47 almond butters, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0894455000490, last edited 24 July 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.