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Is Trader Joe's Olive & Herbs Mixed Nuts ultra-processed?

10 oz Nuts Sold in the United States

Pack of Trader Joe's Olive & Herbs Mixed Nuts

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:

  • 26 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed nuts

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

almonds, cashews, pecans, kalamata olives (olives, sea salt, sunflower oil, extra virgin olive oil, lactic acid), cane sugar, herb blend (oregano, sage, thyme, basil, marjoram, rosemary), sea salt, natural flavors, xanthan gum, coconut, hazelnut, macadamia nut, pine nut, pistachio, walnut

Additives: E270 Lactic acid , E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

almonds, cashews, pecans, kalamata olives (olives, sea salt, sunflower oil, extra virgin olive oil, lactic acid), cane sugar, herb blend (oregano, sage, thyme, basil, marjoram, rosemary), sea salt, natural flavors, xanthan gum. contains almond, cashew, pecan. may contain traces of milk, soy, wheat, peanut, brazil nut, coconut, hazelnut, macadamia nut, pine nut, pistachio, walnut.

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.

  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
3 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.
  • 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 613 nuts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 507th. 30% of the 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.

All 613 nuts, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00664936, last edited 27 February 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.