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Is KP Nuts Dry roasted peanuts snack pack ultra-processed?

5 x 30 g Roasted peanuts Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of KP Nuts Dry roasted peanuts snack pack

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:

  • 18 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed roasted 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

peanuts, Flavour (Salt, Rice Flour, Yeast, Flavour Enhancer (Monosodium Glutamate), Paprika, Flavouring, Potassium Chloride, Maltodextrin, Spices, Herbs, Colour (Paprika Extract), Smoke Flavouring), Stabiliser (Acacia Gum)

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E414 Acacia gum , E508 Potassium chloride , E621 Monosodium glutamate

As written on the pack

PEANUTS, Dry Roasted Flavour [Salt, Rice Flour, Dried Yeast Extract, Flavour Enhancer: Monosodium Glutamate, Paprika, Flavouring, Potassium Chloride, Maltodextrin, Spices & Herbs, Colour: Paprika Extract, Smoke Flavouring], Stabiliser: Acacia Gum.

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.
  • E414 Acacia gum Gum arabic (acacia gum) is the hardened sap of acacia trees, used to stabilise flavour emulsions in soft drinks and to coat sweets.
  • E621 Monosodium glutamate Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, made by fermentation and used to strengthen savoury taste.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Flavour enhancer Flavour enhancers such as monosodium glutamate (E621) strengthen savoury taste without adding a flavour of their own.
  • 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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 92 roasted peanuts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 92nd. 46% of the roasted 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 92 roasted peanuts, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000237138007, last edited 25 April 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.