Is Freshona Pickled Onions ultra-processed?

320g Pickled onions Sold in Ireland, Austria and 3 more countries

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

20 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed pickled onions

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

open consumeren, vaerie ewite fr, be white onions, ingredients (white onions), water, alcohol vinegar, sugar (processing marker), salt (processing marker), antioxidant, acidifier (citric acid), natural onion flavour (ultra-processing marker), serve cold, keep away from are s waanars light, after opening to keep cool at 7°c max, and consumed within 3 days, 981 lidl nederland gmbh postbus 198 vete w3anan netto gewicht (net weight), of which ao haing

Additives: E220 Sulphur dioxide , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

open consumeren, vaerie ewite fr/be white onions, ingredients: white onions, water, alcohol vinegar, sugar, salt, antioxidant: sulphur dioxide, acidifier: citric acid, natural onion flavour, serve cold, keep away from are s waanars light, after opening to keep cool at 7°c max, and consumed within 3 days, 981 lidl nederland gmbh postbus 198 vete w3anan netto gewicht:/net weight: of which ao haing

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.

Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

2 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.

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 13 pickled onions

From least to most processed, this one ranks 10th. 54% of the pickled onions 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 13 pickled onions, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 20039981, last edited 18 March 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.