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Is Pop roasted pumpkin seeds ultra-processed?

Pumpkin seeds Sold in the United States

Pack of Pop roasted pumpkin seeds

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:

  • 8 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed pumpkin seeds

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

pumpkin seeds, sunflower oil, sea salt, vinegar, rice maltodextrin, white distilled vinegar, natural flavor, citric acid

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

organic sprouted pumpkin seeds, organic sunflower oil, sea salt, organic vinegar powder, organic rice maltodextrin, organic white distilled vinegar, organic natural flavor, citric acid

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.
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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 21 pumpkin seeds

From least to most processed, this one ranks 21st. 5% of the pumpkin seeds 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 21 pumpkin seeds, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0850018388368, last edited 23 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.