Is Fudco Hot mixed pickle ultra-processed?

300g Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Fudco Hot mixed pickle

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

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

Whole foods combined with:

  • 15 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Mango 25%, Lime 20%, Salt (processing marker), Com Oil, Carrots Green Chilli 5%, Turmeric Powder, Red Chilli, Gum Yellow Mustard Seeds, Fenugreek Seeds, Ginger betida, Acidity Regulator (Acetic Acid (e260)), Preservative Satum Benzoate (e211)

Additives: E211 Sodium benzoate , E260 Acetic acid

As written on the pack

Mango (25%), Lime (20%), Salt, Com Oil, Carrots Green Chilli (5%), Turmeric Powder, Red Chilli Powder, Gum Yellow Mustard Seeds, Fenugreek Seeds, Ginger betida, Acidity Regulator: Acetic Acid (E260) & Preservative Satum Benzoate (E211)

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.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5025042018023, last edited 27 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.