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Is KP Salt And Vinegar Flavour Peanuts ultra-processed?

225 grams Peanuts Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of KP Salt And Vinegar Flavour Peanuts

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:

  • 17 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

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

peanuts, salt and vinegar flavour, natural flavourings, salt, sugar, potassium chloride, maltodextrin, citric acid, yeast, dried barle malt vinegar, sunflower oil, als way contain other nuts, milk, soya, gluten, please dispose of this padk responsibly, find

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

peanuts, salt & vinegar flavour (natural flavourings, salt, sugar, potassium chloride, maltodextrin, acid: citric acid, dried yeast extract, dried barle malt vinegar], sunflower oil. for allergens see ingredients in bold. als way contain other nuts, milk, soya, gluten. please dispose of this padk responsibly. find

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.

  • Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.
  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
4 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.

  • Salty snacks Products in the category "Salty snacks" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 162 peanuts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 120th. 50% of the 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 162 peanuts, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000237124673, last edited 19 September 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.