Nut Roasters Praline Pecans, Nut Roasters

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Nut Roasters Praline Pecans, Nut Roasters scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Non-Dairy Creamer Corn Syrup Solids): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Modified Fats (Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
• Processed Dairy Ingredients (Less Than 2% Of Sodium Caseinate): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
• Emulsifiers (Mono- And Diglycerides): 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 Nut Roasters Praline Pecans, Nut Roasters' 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.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Oil Blend (Purified Water, Soybean Oil, Palm Kernel And Palm Oil, Salt, Soy Lecithin, Vinegar, Natural Flavors, Vitamin A Palmitate, Beta Carotene, Vitamin D3).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Dipotassium Phosphate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Anti-Caking AgentsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Aluminosilicate.

Common in powdered processed foods.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Annatto Color.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.