Coconut Cashews, Coconut

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Coconut Cashews, Coconut scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Glucose): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Within Nuts & Seeds, this product is more processed than about 84% of the 20,883 products we've analyzed.

Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Coconut Cashews, Coconut's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Sweetened Shredded Coconut (Coconut, Sugar, Propylene Glycol, Salt, Sodium Metabisulfite [Preservative]).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soya Margarine (Soybean Oil, Water, Modified Palm & Palm Kernel Oil, Salt, Whey Powder [Milk], Vegetable Monoglycerides, Soy Lecithin [Emulsifier], Potassium Sorbate, Citric Acid, Natural & Artificial Flavor, Vitamin A Palmitate, Beta Carotene, Vitamin D3).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.