Is Trader Joe's Chile & Garlic Cashews ultra-processed?

8 oz Cashew nuts Sold in the United States

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

cashews, salt (processing marker), powder, onion, garlic, lime, cane sugar (processing marker), onion oleoresin, garlic oleoresin, capsicum oleoresin

As written on the pack

CASHEWS, SALT, CHILE POWDER, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, LIME POWDER, CANE SUGAR, ONION OLEORESIN, GARLIC OLEORESIN, CAPSICUM OLEORESIN.

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

From least to most processed, this one ranks 60th. 24% of the cashew nuts 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.

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00639910, last edited 8 June 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.