Kar's Nuts Variety Pack, 18 Count
The processing score reflects 48 ingredients, including artificial colors, hydrogenated oil, artificial flavoring, plus 3 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat.
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Ingredients
26 listed · 7 flagged for reviewSWEET 'N SALTY MIX - PEANUTS: ROASTED IN PEANUT, SUNFLOWER AND/OR COTTONSEED OIL, SALT, RAISINS, CHOCOLATE CANDIES: CONFECTIONERY COATING [SUGAR, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL, COCOA POWDER (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), WHEY POWDER, NONFAT MILK POWDER, SOY, LECITHIN (AN EMULSIFIER), VANILLIN (AN ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR)], SUGAR, YELLOW 6 LAKE, YELLOW 6, YELLOW 5 LAKE, BLUE 1 LAKE, RED 40 LAKE, BLUE 2 LAKE, GUM ARABIC, CORN SYRUP, CONFECTIONER'S GLAZE, SUNFLOWER KERNELS: ROASTED IN PEANUT, ALL ENERGY TRAIL MIX - PEANUTS ROASTED IN PEANUT, BANANA CHIPS: BANANAS, VEGETABLE OR COCONUT OIL, BANANA FLAVORING, SUNFLOWER KERNELS ROASTED IN PEANUT, ALMONDS, DATES: DATES, DEXTROSE, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SUNFLOWER OIL (WITH ADDED TOCOPHEROL), MANGOES: MANGOES, CITRIC ACID, SULFER DIOXIDE, YELLOW 6 & 5, RAISIN ALMOND CASHEW MIX - RAISINS, CASHEWS.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Kar's Nuts Variety Pack, 18 Count scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Artificial Colors (Yellow 6 Lake, Yellow 6, Yellow 5 Lake, Blue 1 Lake, Red 40 Lake, Blue 2 Lake, Yellow 6 & 5): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Modified Fats (Partially Hydrogenated Sunflower Oil (With Added Tocopherol)): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Gum Arabic): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Other Additives (Confectioner'S Glaze): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
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 Kar's Nuts Variety Pack, 18 Count'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.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Sunflower And/Or Cottonseed Oil, Vegetable Or Coconut Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Chocolate Candies: Confectionery Coating [Sugar, Partially Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, Cocoa Powder (Processed With Alkali), Whey Powder, Nonfat Milk Powder, Soy, Lecithin (An Emulsifier), Vanillin (An Artificial Flavor)], Sugar, Dextrose.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Citric Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
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