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Pickled cucumbers, from least to most processed

We track 54 pickled cucumbers, 54% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Saltgurka.

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What makes pickled cucumbers ultra-processed

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

Unprocessed or minimally processed (2)

  1. 1 Saltgurka Plivit 1
  2. 2 organic gherkins in brine Morgiel Fine & Organic Foods · 500 g 1

Processed food (23)

  1. 3 Pickled Baby Gherkins Asda · 340g 3
  2. 4 Pickled Gherkins Dawtona · 470 g 3
  3. 5 Sevan Libanesisk Sylteagurk 600g Sevan As 3
  4. 6 Önos Mor Annas smörgåsgurka Procordia · 590 g (345 g) 3
  5. 7 Sliced Gherkins Baxters · 540 3
  6. 8 Mini cornichons Bick's · 2 L 3
  7. 9 Gherkins Dawtona · 470 g drained 3
  8. 10 spear classic dill Grillo's Pickles 3
  9. 11 Kosher Dill Pickles Bubbies · 28 g 3
  10. 12 Turkiska Cornichons Sevan · 680 g 3
  11. 13 Smörgåsgurka agurker Coop 3
  12. 14 Pickled Dill Cucumbers Krakus · 865 g 3
  13. 15 Pickled Gherkins Polish Specialities 3
  14. 16 Pickled Gherkins Freshona · 360 gram 3
  15. 17 Pickled gherkins Sainsbury's 3
  16. 18 Whole Gherkins Baxters · Net weight 600g / Drained weight 315g 3
  17. 19 Kashubian Gherkins Dawtona · 495 g drained 3
  18. 20 Crinkle Cut Gherkins Tesco 3
  19. 21 Felix Hamburger Gurka Felix · 460 g (240 g) 3
  20. 22 Pickled Gherkins in Vinegar Sainsbury's · 340g 3
  21. 23 Pickled cornichons Sainsbury's 3
  22. 24 Gherkins Sainsbury's · 340g 3
  23. 25 Gherkins Tesco · 370.0 g 3

Ultra-processed food (29)

  1. 26 Ekologisk Gurka Inlagd Ikea · 185 g (330 g) / 370 ml 4
  2. 27 Cornichons Tesco · 340 g 4
  3. 28 Pepinillos con Miel Freshona · 330g 4
  4. 29 Cucumber baby Always Fresh 4
  5. 30 Krispiga cornichoner ICA · 340 g 4
  6. 31 Cornichons with chilli Tesco 4
  7. 32 Hamburgergurka Garant · 540 g 4
  8. 33 Sliced Gherkins Tesco · 480g 4
  9. 34 Smörgåsgurka ICA Basic · 1600 g (880 g) 4
  10. 35 Cocktail Gherkins in distilled malt vinegar Opies · 227 g 4
  11. 36 Cornichons Felix · 350 g 4
  12. 37 Cornichons Morrisons · 350g (190g drained) 4
  13. 38 Sliced Gherkins Polish Specialities 4
  14. 39 Salt Gurka Felix · 700 g 4
  15. 40 Snacking pickles Serious Pig · 40 g 4
  16. 41 Pickled Gherkins The Deli · 680 g 4
  17. 42 Crinkle cut gherkins Aldi 4
  18. 43 Gherkins with chilli Aldi 4
  19. 44 Gherkins Asda · 680g 4
  20. 45 Kosher Dill Spears Park Street Deli · 32 fl oz 4
  21. 46 Sliced Gherkins Freshona · 580g 4
  22. 47 Sandwich Gherkins Mrs Elswood · 540g 4
  23. 48 Cornichons & onions 350 g 4
  24. 49 Kosher Dill Mt. Olive · 16 fl. oz (1 pt) 473 mL 4
  25. 50 Gherkins Morrisons 4
  26. 51 Pickled Cucumber Spears with Dill Mrs Elswood · 670g (360g) 4
  27. 52 Whole sweet cucumbers, pickled Mrs Elswood · 670g 4
  28. 53 Haimisha Gherkins Mrs Elswood · 670g 4
  29. 54 Boston Gurka Felix · 375g 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.