Is Fontana Kalamata snacksoliver ultra-processed?

70g Olives Sold in El Salvador

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Preservative
Salt
Vegetable oil

8 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score E

Less processed olives

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

Urkärnde svarta oliver 96% (kalamataoliver, salt (processing marker), vinvinäger), solrosolja (processing marker), extra jungfruolja (processing marker), konserveringsmedel (processing marker) (sorbinsyra)

Additives: E200 Sorbic acid

As written on the pack

Urkärnde svarta oliver 96% (kalamataoliver, salt, vinvinäger), solrosolja, extra jungfruolja, konserveringsmedel: sorbinsyra.

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

Preservation and traditional processing

Keep food safe or ferment it, like preservatives and cultures. A sign of processing, not ultra-processing.

Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 123 olives

From least to most processed, this one ranks 74th. 11% of the olives 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 123 olives, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7316150776348, last edited 30 July 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 E (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.