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Is Trail Mix ultra-processed?

Dried fruits Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Trail Mix

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
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed dried fruits

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

Ingredients Raisins 35.294117647058826% (Raisins, Sunflower Oil), Dried Apricots 23.529411764705884% (Apricots, Rice Flour, Preservative, Banana 15%, Banana 53%, Coconut Oil, Sugar, Flavouring), Pumpkin Seeds 12.941176470588236%, Coconut Chips 11.764705882352942% (Coconut, Preservative), Almonds 8.235294117647058%, Brazil Nuts 8.235294117647058%

Additives: E220 Sulphur dioxide

As written on the pack

Ingredients Raisins (30%) [Raisins, Sunflower Oil], Chopped Dried Apricots (20%) [Apricots, Rice Flour, Preservative: Sulphur Dioxide), Sweetened Banana Chips (15%) [Banana (53%), Coconut Oil, Sugar, Flavouring], Pumpkin Seeds (11%), Coconut Chips (10%) [Coconut, Preservative: Sulphur Dioxide], Almonds (7%), Brazil Nuts (7%).

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.
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.

  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • 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 398 dried fruits

From least to most processed, this one ranks 355th. 16% of the dried fruits 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 398 dried fruits, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 10412879, last edited 22 April 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.