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Is Aldi SPECIALLY SELECTED Basil Infused Olive Oil Ideal f ultra-processed?

Olive oils Sold in the United Kingdom

No, it's a kitchen staple

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

It is pressed or refined from a food and used for cooking, like oil, butter or sugar.

  • 4 ingredients
  • No additives

Ingredients

Basil Infused Olive Oil (Olive Oil, Basil), dried basil 0.5%

As written on the pack

Basil Infused Olive Oil (Olive Oil, Basil), DRIED BASIL (0.5%).

Why it is in group 2

Category rules

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

  • Fats Products in the category "Fats" are at least group 2.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 173 olive oils

From least to most processed, this one ranks 158th. 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 173 olive oils, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4061459386615, last edited 28 July 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • 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.