Pistachios

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Common questions

Is Pistachios healthy?

Pistachios scores 95/100 on Tallow — our clean band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Pistachios?

Pistachios lists 2 ingredients, starting with Pistachios and Sea Salt. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Pistachios contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Pistachios’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Pistachios?

Pistachios is NOVA group 3: processed, but not ultra-processed. NOVA runs 1 to 4, where 1 is whole food and 4 is ultra-processed.

How does Pistachios compare to other nuts & seeds?

At 95/100 Pistachios sits in our top band, among the better nuts & seeds we have scored. A higher-scoring option in nuts & seeds is Bio+ Cashewbruch (Organic Cashew Pieces) at 100/100.

Is Pistachios organic?

Pistachios is not certified organic in our data.

Has Pistachios been lab tested?

Not yet. No independent lab has published results for Pistachios, so its score is based on its ingredient list, processing and packaging alone.

Full methodology: how we score products.