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Is Wonderful Pistachios Chili Roasted No Shells ultra-processed?

11 oz Salted pistachios Sold in the United States

Pack of Wonderful Pistachios Chili Roasted No Shells

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
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed salted pistachios

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, salt, sugar, citric acid, malic acid, red tabasco pepper, garlic, yeast extract, vinegar, paprika, turmeric extracts, natural flavor

Additives: E100 Curcumin , E296 Malic acid , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

pistachios, sunflower oil, salt, sugar, citric acid, malic acid, red tabasco pepper, garlic powder, yeast extract, vinegar, paprika and turmeric extracts, 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.

  • E100 Curcumin Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
4 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.

  • Salty snacks Products in the category "Salty snacks" are at least group 3.
  • 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 27 salted pistachios

From least to most processed, this one ranks 26th. 11% of the salted pistachios 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 27 salted pistachios, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0014113910972, last edited 17 January 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.