Is Pisti pistachio spread ultra-processed?

600 g Nut butters Sold in the United Kingdom, the United States and 2 more countries

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E322 Lecithins

8 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score E

Less processed nut 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

Pistachio 45%, sugar, milk powder, extra virgin olive oil, non-hydrogenated vegetable fats (sunflower F seed oil, cocoa butter), soy lecithin (ultra-processing marker)

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin

As written on the pack

Pistachio 45%, sugar, milk powder, extra virgin olive oil, non-hydrogenated vegetable fats (sunflower F seed oil, cocoa butter), emulsifying: soy lecithin.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 345 nut butters

From least to most processed, this one ranks 321st. 18% of the nut 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 345 nut butters, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8032523532456, last edited 31 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.