Is Garner's Original Pickle Onions 454G ultra-processed?

Pickled onions Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Colour

7 ingredients
No additives

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

Onions, Barley Malt BarleY Malt Vinegar (Contains Colour (ultra-processing marker)), Sugar (processing marker), Water, Sea Salt (processing marker), Spices

As written on the pack

Onions, Barley Malt BarleY Malt Vinegar (Contains Colour Extract), Sugar, Water, Sea Salt, Spices.

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.

Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.

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 7th. 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 5023746473209, last edited 17 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.
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.