Green pitted olives, from least to most processed

We track 19 green pitted olives, 5% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Pitted green olives.

What makes green pitted olives ultra-processed

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

Processed food (18)

  1. 1 Pitted green olives Sainsbury's SO Organic NOVA group 3
  2. 2 Vivci olive mix The Fresh Olive Company · 600 g NOVA group 3
  3. 3 Pitted green olives Tesco · 340g NOVA group 3
  4. 4 Pitted Green Olives Sainsburys · 350 g (160 g drained weight) NOVA group 3
  5. 5 Green Pitted Olives Aldi: The Deli · 340g NOVA group 3
  6. 6 Pitted green olives Morrisons · 330 g NOVA group 3
  7. 7 Olives pitted Waitrose essential NOVA group 3
  8. 8 Pitted Green Olives in brine Essential Waitrose · 900g NOVA group 3
  9. 9 Pitted Green Olives Asda · 165 g NOVA group 3
  10. 10 Olives Cypressa · 160g NOVA group 3
  11. 11 Pitted Green Queen Olives Marks & Spencers · 230 g NOVA group 3
  12. 12 Snack Chili Oliver Zeta · 70 g NOVA group 3
  13. 13 pitted green olives with chilli Tesco · 70g NOVA group 3
  14. 14 Aldi pitted Green olives Aldi NOVA group 3
  15. 15 Grilled Pitted Chalkidiki Variety Green Olives in oil Trader Joe's NOVA group 3
  16. 16 Pitted Italian Castelvetrano Olives Mezzetta NOVA group 3
  17. 17 Deli Green Pitted Olives Aldi · 340g NOVA group 3
  18. 18 Pitted Green Olives with Herbs and Garlic Crespo · 70 g NOVA group 3

Ultra-processed food (1)

  1. 19 Pitted olives with basil & garlic Tesco 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.