Green olives, from least to most processed

We track 54 green olives, 13% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Manzanilla Spanish Olives.

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What makes green olives ultra-processed

The signs of ultra-processing found most often, and the share of green olives that contain each:

Unprocessed or minimally processed (2)

  1. 1 Manzanilla Spanish Olives M&s Food · 157 g NOVA group 1
  2. 2 sage, thyme and rosemary queen green olives Unearthed · 380g NOVA group 1

Processed food (45)

  1. 3 Green olives Tesco · 150g NOVA group 3
  2. 4 Ekologiska Halkidiki Urkärnade Oliver Zeta NOVA group 3
  3. 5 Green Olives Tender & Mellow Snack Pack Tesco NOVA group 3
  4. 6 Halkidiki oliver med kärnor - Chili Zeta · 150 g NOVA group 3
  5. 7 Garlic & Jalapeno Tassos Double Stuffed Tassos · 999g NOVA group 3
  6. 8 Pitted green olives Sainsbury's SO Organic NOVA group 3
  7. 9 Vivci olive mix The Fresh Olive Company · 600 g NOVA group 3
  8. 10 Tesco Black And Green Olives With Feta 150G Tesco NOVA group 3
  9. 11 Pitted green olives Tesco · 340g NOVA group 3
  10. 12 Pitted Green Olives Sainsburys · 350 g (160 g drained weight) NOVA group 3
  11. 13 Olives green Fragata · 335 g NOVA group 3
  12. 14 Green Pitted Olives Aldi: The Deli · 340g NOVA group 3
  13. 15 Pitted Queen Olives Tesco · 340 g NOVA group 3
  14. 16 Pitted green olives Morrisons · 330 g NOVA group 3
  15. 17 Olives pitted Waitrose essential NOVA group 3
  16. 18 Pitted Green Olives in brine Essential Waitrose · 900g NOVA group 3
  17. 19 Pitted Green Olives Asda · 165 g NOVA group 3
  18. 20 Castelvetrano Green Olives Asaro NOVA group 3
  19. 21 Olives Cypressa · 160g NOVA group 3
  20. 22 Pitted Green Queen Olives Marks & Spencers · 230 g NOVA group 3
  21. 23 Ekologiska Halkidiki Oliver Garant · 350g NOVA group 3
  22. 24 Big halkidiki pitted olives 160 g NOVA group 3
  23. 25 Queen Nocellara Olives M&S Collection NOVA group 3
  24. 26 Snack Chili Oliver Zeta · 70 g NOVA group 3
  25. 27 pitted green olives with chilli Tesco · 70g NOVA group 3
  26. 28 CASTELVETRANO GREEN OLIVES whole Asaro · 1l NOVA group 3
  27. 29 Aldi pitted Green olives Aldi NOVA group 3
  28. 30 Grilled Pitted Chalkidiki Variety Green Olives in oil Trader Joe's NOVA group 3
  29. 31 green pitted olives in brine Sainsbury's · 370 g NOVA group 3
  30. 32 Pitted Spanish Queen Olives Sainsbury's NOVA group 3
  31. 33 Pitted Italian Castelvetrano Olives Mezzetta NOVA group 3
  32. 34 Halkidikioliver ICA · 500 g (250 g) NOVA group 3
  33. 35 Colossal olives Aldi · 350g NOVA group 3
  34. 36 Deli Green Pitted Olives Aldi · 340g NOVA group 3
  35. 37 Whole green Nocellara olives with stones, in brine Italiamo · 700g NOVA group 3
  36. 38 Olives piquantes dénoyautées Baresa · 200 g NOVA group 3
  37. 39 Lemon & Herb Olives Aldi · 140 g NOVA group 3
  38. 40 Olives piment ail Deluxe Lidl · 50g NOVA group 3
  39. 41 Baresa Green Olives with Salad Cheese Baresa · 200 g NOVA group 3
  40. 42 Lemon & Herb Queen Green Olives Sainsbury's NOVA group 3

Showing the first 40 of 45. The narrower categories above, or search, find the rest.

Ultra-processed food (7)

  1. 48 Fragata STONELESS MANZANILLA OLIVES filled with GA Fragata · 1pcs NOVA group 4
  2. 49 Snack'n Olive Spanish Olives With Pinch of Lemon Fragata · 70g NOVA group 4
  3. 50 Pitted olives with basil & garlic Tesco NOVA group 4
  4. 51 Perello Gordal Picante Perelló · 150g net drained NOVA group 4
  5. 52 Pimento stuffed olives Sainsbury's · 800g NOVA group 4
  6. 53 Manzanilla Picante 350 g NOVA group 4
  7. 54 Pimiento stuffed green olives in brine Waitrose NOVA group 4

Within each group, products with fewer signs of ultra-processing, additives and ingredients come first. This ordering is ours, for comparison; it is not part of NOVA.