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Is Asda Piccallilli ultra-processed?

Plant-based pickles Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Asda Piccallilli

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:

  • 21 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed plant-based pickles

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

Water, Cauliflower 18%, Sugar (contains NUTRITION We suggest this proder provides 19 servings Sulphites), Spirit Vinegar, Gherkins 7%, Typical Values Onions 6%, Modified Maize Starch, Silverskin Onions 3%, Acetic Acid, Mustard Powder, Salt, Silverskin Onions, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Metabisulphite, Sodium Hydrogen Sulphite, Turmeric, Ground Ginger, Dried Garlic, Chilli, Colour Energy kl Energy kcal Fat

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E223 Sodium metabisulphite , E260 Acetic acid

As written on the pack

Water, Cauliflower (18%), Sugar (contains NUTRITION We suggest this proder provides 19 servings Sulphites), Spirit Vinegar, Gherkins (7%), Typical Values Onions (6%), Modified Maize Starch (contains Sulphites), Silverskin Onions (3%), Acidity Regulator (Acetic Acid), Mustard Powder (contains Sulphites), Salt, Chopped Silverskin Onions, Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Metabisulphite, Sodium Hydrogen Sulphite), Turmeric, Ground Ginger (contains Sulphites), Dried Garlic (contains Sulphites), Chilli Powder, Colour Energy kl Energy kcal 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.

  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
4 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 296 plant-based pickles

From least to most processed, this one ranks 241st. 31% of the plant-based pickles 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 296 plant-based pickles, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5054070839287, last edited 19 September 2026), 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.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.