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Is NuGo Crunchy Peanut Butter ultra-processed?

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Pack of NuGo Crunchy Peanut Butter

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:

  • 22 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

protein blend (soy crisp (soy protein, tapioca starch, salt), rice protein, soy protein), dark chocolate (chocolate liquor, cane sugar, cocoa butter), chicory root, vegetable glycerine, peanuts, peanut flour, almonds, chocolate liquor, rice bran, natural flavors, microcrystalline cellulose, peanut, salt

Additives: E422 Glycerol , E460 Cellulose , E460i Microcrystalline cellulose

As written on the pack

protein blend [soy crisp (soy protein, tapioca starch, salt), rice protein, soy protein], dark chocolate (chocolate liquor, cane sugar, cocoa butter), chicory root, vegetable glycerine, peanuts, peanut flour, almonds, chocolate liquor, rice bran, natural flavors, microcrystalline cellulose, peanut extract, salt,

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.

  • E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
  • E460 Cellulose A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.

  • 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 fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0691535207011, last edited 12 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.