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Pickled gherkins, from least to most processed

We track 25 pickled gherkins, 56% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Pickled Baby Gherkins.

What makes pickled gherkins ultra-processed

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

Processed food (11)

  1. 1 Pickled Baby Gherkins Asda · 340g 3
  2. 2 Pickled Gherkins Dawtona · 470 g 3
  3. 3 Gherkins Dawtona · 470 g drained 3
  4. 4 Pickled Dill Cucumbers Krakus · 865 g 3
  5. 5 Pickled Gherkins Freshona · 360 gram 3
  6. 6 Whole Gherkins Baxters · Net weight 600g / Drained weight 315g 3
  7. 7 Kashubian Gherkins Dawtona · 495 g drained 3
  8. 8 Crinkle Cut Gherkins Tesco 3
  9. 9 Felix Hamburger Gurka Felix · 460 g (240 g) 3
  10. 10 Pickled Gherkins in Vinegar Sainsbury's · 340g 3
  11. 11 Gherkins Tesco · 370.0 g 3

Ultra-processed food (14)

  1. 12 Ekologisk Gurka Inlagd Ikea · 185 g (330 g) / 370 ml 4
  2. 13 Cornichons Tesco · 340 g 4
  3. 14 Pepinillos con Miel Freshona · 330g 4
  4. 15 Sliced Gherkins Tesco · 480g 4
  5. 16 Cocktail Gherkins in distilled malt vinegar Opies · 227 g 4
  6. 17 Sliced Gherkins Polish Specialities 4
  7. 18 Snacking pickles Serious Pig · 40 g 4
  8. 19 Pickled Gherkins The Deli · 680 g 4
  9. 20 Crinkle cut gherkins Aldi 4
  10. 21 Sliced Gherkins Freshona · 580g 4
  11. 22 Sandwich Gherkins Mrs Elswood · 540g 4
  12. 23 Kosher Dill Mt. Olive · 16 fl. oz (1 pt) 473 mL 4
  13. 24 Whole sweet cucumbers, pickled Mrs Elswood · 670g 4
  14. 25 Haimisha Gherkins Mrs Elswood · 670g 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.