Is WildRoots Coastal Berry Premium Trail Mix ultra-processed?

26 oz Dried fruits Sold in the United States and France

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Whey
E322 Lecithins

25 ingredients
3 additives
Nutri-Score E

Less processed dried fruits

Raisins Sun-Maid 1 ingredient · no additives NOVA group 1
Organic Sun-Dried Dates Pitted Deglet Nour Sunny Fruit 1 ingredient · no additives NOVA group 1
Organic Raisins Sun-Maid 1 ingredient · no additives NOVA group 1
Freeze Dried Strawberries unsweetened & unsulfured Trader Joe's 1 ingredient · no additives NOVA group 1

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

roasted almonds (almonds, salt (processing marker)), cashews (cashews, canola oil, salt (processing marker)), cranberries (cranberries, sugar (processing marker), sunflower oil (processing marker)), yogurt, sugar (processing marker), palm kernel oil, whey (ultra-processing marker), nonfat milk, yogurt powder (whey (ultra-processing marker), nonfat milk, lactic acid, soy lecithin (ultra-processing marker)), blueberries (blueberries, sugar (processing marker), sunflower oil (processing marker))

Additives: E270 Lactic acid , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin

As written on the pack

ROASTED ALMONDS (ALMONDS, SALT), ROASTED CASHEWS (CASHEWS, CANOLA OIL, SALT), DRIED CRANBERRIES (CRANBERRIES, SUGAR, SUNFLOWER OIL), YOGURT CHIPS (SUGAR, PALM KERNEL OIL, WHEY, NONFAT MILK, YOGURT POWDER (CULTURED WHEY, NONFAT MILK], LACTIC ACID, SOY LECITHIN), DRIED BLUEBERRIES (BLUEBERRIES, SUGAR, SUNFLOWER OIL)

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.

E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.

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.

Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.

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 399 dried fruits

From least to most processed, this one ranks 381st. 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 399 dried fruits, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0898114002054, last edited 11 May 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.