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Is Aldi Olive Oil Cooking Spray ultra-processed?

7 oz Olive oils Sold in the United States

Pack of Aldi Olive Oil Cooking Spray

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 7 ingredients
  • No additives

Less processed olive oils

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

extra virgin olive oil, quot, soy lecthn, dimethyl silicone (for anti-foaming), also contains propellant to dispense spray, adds a trivial amount of fat

As written on the pack

extra virgin olive oil,quot,, soy lecthn, dimethyl silicone (for anti-foaming), contains: soy, also contains propellant to dispense spray, *adds a trivial amount of fat

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 172 olive oils

From least to most processed, this one ranks 162nd. 7% of the olive oils here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 172 olive oils, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4099100027242, last edited 3 July 2025), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.