Is Pintola Peanut Butter ultra-processed?

350g Crunchy peanut butters Sold in the United States and India

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Emulsifier
E322 Lecithins
E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

8 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed crunchy peanut butters

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 68%, Dark Chocolate 30% (Sugar Cocoa Solids, Cocoa butter, Emulsifier (ultra-processing marker) (e322 (ultra-processing marker))), Stabilizer (e471 (ultra-processing marker))

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

As written on the pack

Peanuts (68%), Dark Chocolate (30%) {Sugar Cocoa Solids, Cocoa butter, Emulsifier (INS 322)}, Stabilizer (INS471)

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.

E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.

1 ingredient that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 77 crunchy peanut butters

From least to most processed, this one ranks 77th. 10% of the crunchy peanut butters 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 77 crunchy peanut butters, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8908010900216, 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.