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Is Tesco Dry Roasted Peanuts ultra-processed?

200 g Salted peanuts Sold in the United Kingdom, Ireland and France

Pack of Tesco Dry Roasted Peanuts

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:

  • 19 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed salted peanuts

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 93%, Dry Roast Seasoning, Rice Flour, Salt, Maltodextrin, Onion, Yeast Extract, Oregano, Colour (Paprika Extract), Cinnamon, Yeast Powder, Thyme, Turmeric, Flavouring, Stabiliser (Sorbitol), Gelling Agent (Acacia Gum)

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E414 Acacia gum , E420 Sorbitol

As written on the pack

Peanuts (93%), Dry Roast Seasoning [Rice Flour, Salt, Maltodextrin, Onion Powder, Yeast Extract, Oregano. Colour (Paprika Extract), Cinnamon, Yeast Powder, Thyme, Turmeric, Flavouring). Stabiliser (Sorbitol). Gelling Agent (Acacia Gum). Allergy Advice

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.

  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • E414 Acacia gum Gum arabic (acacia gum) is the hardened sap of acacia trees, used to stabilise flavour emulsions in soft drinks and to coat sweets.
  • E420 Sorbitol Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol used as a sweetener and to keep products moist.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Gelling agent Gelling agents such as pectin, gelatine or carrageenan set liquids into gels and stabilise textures.

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.

  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
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.

  • Salty snacks Products in the category "Salty snacks" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 35 salted peanuts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 35th. 37% of the salted peanuts 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 35 salted peanuts, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5057373982513, last edited 15 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.