Is Great Value Hamburger Dill Chips ultra-processed?

Plant-based pickles Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Colour
Firming agent
Flavouring
E433 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate

12 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score D

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

Cucumbers, water, vinegar, salt (processing marker), calcium chloride (firming agent (ultra-processing marker)), sodium benzoate (preservative (processing marker)), natural flavors (ultra-processing marker), polysorbate 80 (ultra-processing marker), turmeric (for color (ultra-processing marker))

Additives: E211 Sodium benzoate , E433 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate

As written on the pack

Cucumbers, water, vinegar, salt, calcium chloride (firming agent), sodium benzoate (preservative), natural flavors, polysorbate 80, turmeric (for color).

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.

E433 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate Polysorbate 80 is a synthetic emulsifier used in ice cream and some sauces to keep fats evenly dispersed.
Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
Firming agent Firming agents keep fruit and vegetable tissue crisp or firm through processing and storage.
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.

Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 296 plant-based pickles

From least to most processed, this one ranks 285th. 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 0078742232959, last edited 25 June 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 D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.