cracking nuts

Millions of packs of nuts are snacked on each year, especially in pubs. But most brands are packed in plastic, and usually contain palm oil.

Cracking Nuts is likely the best brand, made from hand-roasted selections of nuts on the North Devon coast, then packed in zero waste cardboard boxes and tins. They are also free from palm oil.

Keep nuts away from young children and pets (and don’t give to garden birds or wildfowl, due to choking hazards and salt). Read more on food safety for people & pets.

These nuts are sold in recycled card tubs, wrapped in eco kraft paper and tape, and tied with paper ribbon (you can recycle the cellophane wrapping that keeps them fresh, at supermarket bag bins, if your kerbside does not recycle). 

cracking nuts

These nuts are vegan-friendly and some are gluten-free. The gift box includes peanuts, almonds, cashews and pecans (and may contain traces of other nuts). The range includes:

cracking nuts

  • Salted Mixed Nuts (a combination roasted in Cornish sea salt and pink rock salt)
  • Cinnamon & Vanilla Cashews (crunchy outside, and creamy in the middle). These are delicately seasoned with cinnamon and responsibly-sourced vanilla.
  • Smoked Hickory Almonds (roasted with natural flavour, for a savoury taste that’s great with beer)
  • Sweet-Chilli & Lime Peanuts (one nut is never enough with this combination)
  • Sweet Roasted Nuts (a combo of peanuts, cashews, almonds and pecans). Try warmed with vegan ice-cream.
  • Rosemary-Spiced Mixed Nuts (delicately spiced cashews, almonds & peanuts with a hint of herbs). A classic New York bar snack.
  • Chilli Peanuts (roasted with Devon-grown Carolina Reaper infused oil)
  • Naked Nuts (simply roasted and unsalted organic hazelnuts, cashews & almonds)

cracking nuts

cracking nuts

cracking nuts

You can also buy these glass jars of nuts, then just order cardboard packs for refills.

salted roasted nuts

Buy Plastic-Free Nuts (on subscription)

Forrist nuts

Forrist is an online plastic-free supermarket, which mostly sells seasonings. But it also sells hampers of nuts, packed in glass jars and sent on subscription in cardboard boxes.

Forrist nuts

This is a wonderful company that offers (almost-at-their-sell-by-date) boxes at discounts, and also offers refillable boxes for shops. And even little refillable jars of food for the hospitality industry.

Forrist

Activated Nuts (gentle on tummies!)

nutmad activated nuts

If you love nuts but find they ‘sit on your stomach’, then try activated nuts. This means that they have kind of done a lot of the digestive work for you, so you should find them good to go.

Nutmad is a good brand, sold on subscription in various flavours. They are creamy and crunchy, often sweetened with maple syrup. Recycle packaging at supermarket bag bins, if your kerbside does not recycle. 

Inspiration: Refillable Nuts in Jars

re-up peanuts

Re-Up is a US stores that offers glass jars of refillable nuts. In the UK, Abel & Cole offers the same for hazelnuts, but surely we could be more expansive? Why are indie health stores not offering such options?

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