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Is Wonderful Jalapeño Lime Pistachios ultra-processed?

5.5 oz Flavoured nuts Sold in the United States

Pack of Wonderful Jalapeño Lime Pistachios

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:

  • 13 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed flavoured 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

Pistachios, sunflower oil, sea salt, green bell pepper, sugar, spices, garlic powder, onion powder, citric acid, jalapeño pepper, yeast extract, lime juice, natural flavor

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Pistachios, sunflower oil, sea salt, green bell pepper, sugar, spices, garlic powder, onion powder, citric acid, jalapeño pepper, yeast extract, lime juice powder, natural flavor.

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.

  • 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 8 flavoured nuts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 6th. 63% of the flavoured 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 8 flavoured nuts, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0014113701563, last edited 24 July 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.