Is Jongga Kimchi Stir-Fried Kimchi Cabbage ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 22 ingredients
- 2 additives
- Nutri-Score B
Less processed kimchi
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Cabbage, water, rice pase (water, rice), sugar (processing marker), corn oil (processing marker), red pepper 2.6%, salt (processing marker), garlic, onion, kelp (kelp, yeast extract, glucose syrup (ultra-processing marker), humectant (ultra-processing marker) (e420 (ultra-processing marker))), Korean leek, ginger, acidifier (e270), lactic acid bacteria
Additives: E270 Lactic acid , E420 Sorbitol
As written on the pack
Cabbage, water, rice pase (water, rice powder), sugar, corn oil, red pepper powder 2.6%, salt, garlic, onion, kelp concentrate (kelp extract, yeast extract, glucose syrup, humectant: E420), Korean leek, ginger, acidifier: E270, lactic acid bacteria.
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.
- E420 Sorbitol Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol used as a sweetener and to keep products moist.
- Humectant Humectants are substances which prevent foods from drying out by counteracting the effect of an atmosphere having a low degree of humidity, or promote the dissolution of a powder in an aqueous medium.
Substances rarely used in home kitchens
Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.
- Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
- Glucose syrup Glucose syrup is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
3 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.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Among 20 kimchi
From least to most processed, this one ranks 18th. 20% of the kimchi here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8801052040530, last edited 23 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 B (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.