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Is Kirkland Signature Sweet Heat Snack Mix ultra-processed?

680 g Nut confectioneries Sold in the United States and Ireland

Pack of Kirkland Signature Sweet Heat Snack 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:

  • 42 ingredients
  • 5 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

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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, peanut oil, sugar, salt, tomato, molasses powder, vinegar, onion, autolyzed yeast extract, garlic, paprika extract, habanero chili pepper, natural smoke flavor, spices, malic acid, mustard, natural flavor, cashews, enriched wheat flour, soybean oil, sesame seeds, honey, wheat starch, bulgur wheat, maltodextrin, xanthan gum, beet powder, turmeric, pecans, rice flour, tapioca flour, potato starch, whey powder, citric acid, torula yeast, brown sugar, yeast extract, corn, canola oil, rosemary extract, ascorbic acid, corn

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E296 Malic acid , E330 Citric acid , E392 Extracts of rosemary , E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

ALMONDS, PEANUT OIL, SUGAR, SALT, TOMATO POWDER, MOLASSES POWDER, VINEGAR POWDER, ONION POWDER, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, GARLIC POWDER, PAPRIKA EXTRACT, HABANERO CHILI PEPPER POWDER, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR, SPICES, MALIC ACID, MUSTARD, NATURAL FLAVOR, CASHEWS, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR, SOYBEAN OIL, SESAME SEEDS, HONEY, WHEAT STARCH, BULGUR WHEAT, MALTODEXTRIN, XANTHAN GUM, BEET POWDER, TURMERIC, PECANS, RICE FLOUR, TAPIOCA FLOUR, POTATO STARCH, WHEY POWDER, CITRIC ACID, TORULA YEAST, BROWN SUGAR, YEAST EXTRACT, CORN, CANOLA OIL, ROSEMARY EXTRACT, ASCORBIC ACID, CORN SOLIDS. CONTAINS SESAME, WHEAT.

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.

  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • 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.
  • Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
6 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.

  • Honey Honey, used as a sweetener.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 42 nut confectioneries

From least to most processed, this one ranks 27th. 83% of the nut confectioneries 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 42 nut confectioneries, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0196633976796, last edited 28 May 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.