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Is Palmary Happy ultra-processed?

700g Sweet spreads Sold in the United States

Pack of Palmary Happy

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:

  • 12 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed sweet spreads

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

Sugar, veable fat (partially hydrogenated palm oil, hazelnut paste 15 Skimmed milk powder, glucose, food additives (emulsifier lecithin ₤322)), esters of interesterified ricinoleic acid, artificial flavoring, This product contains allergens such as hazelnut, milk, derivatives

As written on the pack

Sugar, veable fat (partially hydrogenated palm oil, hazelnut paste 15 Skimmed milk powder, glucose, food additives: emulsifier lecithin ₤322), esters of interesterified ricinoleic acid, artificial flavoring. This product contains allergens such as hazelnut and milk, contains soy derivatives. May contain traces of other nuts.

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.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Hydrogenated oil Hydrogenation turns liquid oil into a solid fat that resists going rancid.
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.

  • 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 671 sweet spreads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 540th. 68% of the sweet spreads 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 671 sweet spreads, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 6133414012728, last edited 3 August 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.