Is Marks & Spencer Roasted & salted cashews ultra-processed?

300g Salted cashews Sold in the United Kingdom

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

Open Food Facts counts every product in its category, salty snacks, as at least group 3.

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

Cashew Nuts 96%, Sunflower Oil Salt

As written on the pack

Cashew Nuts (96%). Sunflower Oil Salt.

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

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1st. 11% of the salted cashews 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.

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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.