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Is Jongga Young Radish Leaves Kimchi ultra-processed?

500 g Kimchi Sold in Sweden and France

Pack of Jongga Young Radish Leaves Kimchi

Yes, it's ultra-processed

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

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 20 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed kimchi

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

young radish leaves, rice paste (rice, water), salt, korean leek, onion, red pepper, garlic, kelp base sauce, kelp, sorbitol (e412), red pepper, fermented shrimp sauce (shrimp, salt), green pepper, lactic acid bacteria, ginger

Additives: E412 Guar gum , E420 Sorbitol

As written on the pack

YOUNG RADISH LEAVES, RICE PASTE(RICE POWDER, WATER), SALT, KOREAN LEEK, ONION, RED PEPPER POWDER, GARLIC, KELP BASE SAUCE(KELP EXTRACT, SORBITOL(E412), RED PEPPER, FERMENTED SHRIMP SAUCE (SHRIMP, SALT), GREEN PEPPER, LACTIC ACID BACTERIA, GINGER

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.

  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • E420 Sorbitol Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol used as a sweetener and to keep products moist.
1 ingredient 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 20 kimchi

From least to most processed, this one ranks 17th. 20% of the kimchi 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 20 kimchi, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8801024111206, last edited 13 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.