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Is Quinn PB&J Berry Filled Pretzel Nuggets ultra-processed?

6 oz Pretzel Sold in the United States

Pack of Quinn PB&J Berry Filled Pretzel Nuggets

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:

  • 18 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed pretzel

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

Tapioca starch, peanut butter (peanuts, sugar, salt), sorghum flour, brown rice flour, potato starch, high oleic sunflower oil, cane sugar, sea salt, pea protein, strawberry, raspberry, sunflower lecithin, vanilla powder, vitamin E (to maintain freshness)

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin

As written on the pack

Tapioca starch, peanut butter (dry roasted peanuts, sugar, salt), whole grain sorghum flour, brown rice flour, potato starch, expeller pressed high oleic sunflower oil, organic cane sugar, sea salt, pea protein, dried strawberry, dried raspberry, sunflower lecithin, vanilla powder, vitamin E (to maintain freshness).

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.
6 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.

  • Salty snacks Products in the category "Salty snacks" are at least group 3.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • 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 64 pretzel

From least to most processed, this one ranks 29th. 63% of the pretzel 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 64 pretzel, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0854946007773, last edited 10 July 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.