Is Waitrose Mixed nuts ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 8 ingredients
- 1 additive
- Nutri-Score D
Less processed nuts
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Hazelnuts, pecan nuts, cashew nuts, almonds, rapeseed oil, salt (processing marker), glazing agent (ultra-processing marker) (gum arabic (ultra-processing marker))
Additives: E414 Acacia gum
As written on the pack
Hazelnuts, pecan nuts, cashew nuts, almonds, rapeseed oil, salt, glazing agent (gum arabic)
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.
- 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.
- Glazing agent Glazing agents, waxes and shellac for example, coat a surface to make it shiny or stop pieces sticking together.
1 ingredient 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.
Among 613 nuts
From least to most processed, this one ranks 478th. 30% of the nuts here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000169625781, last edited 27 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 D (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.