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Is Oven Baked Marmite Peanuts ultra-processed?

190g Roasted nuts Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Oven Baked Marmite 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:

  • 22 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed roasted nuts

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 91%, yeast extract powder, rice flour, salt, tapioca starch, natural flavouring, onion, acidity regulator (citric acid), garlic, onion, vitamin B blend, thiamine, maltodextrin, riboflavin, niacin, vitamins, vitamin B12, folic acid, and, cautions (choking hazard for small children)

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

PEANUTS (91%), yeast extract powder, rice flour, salt, tapioca starch, natural flavouring, onion powder, acidity regulator: citric acid, garlic powder, onion juice concentrate, vitamin B blend (thiamine, maltodextrin, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B12, folic acid). May contain: cereals containing gluten, egg, soy, milk, other nuts, mustard and sesame. Packaged in a protective atmosphere. Suitable for vegetarians & vegans. For allergens, see ingredients in bold. CAUTIONS: CHOKING HAZARD FOR SMALL CHILDREN.

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.

  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
2 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 121 roasted nuts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 81st. 41% of the roasted nuts 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 121 roasted nuts, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5055958704239, last edited 27 March 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.