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Is Karyatis mixed pitted olives ultra-processed?

290g Green olives in brine Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Karyatis mixed pitted olives

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:

  • 12 ingredients
  • 3 additives

Less processed green olives

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

mixed olives 53% (green, black, kalamata), water, salt, wine vinegar, herbes de provence, acidity regulators (lactic acid, citric acid, acetic acid)

Additives: E260 Acetic acid , E270 Lactic acid , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

MIXED OLIVES (53%) (GREEN, BLACK, KALAMATA), WATER, SALT, WINE VINEGAR, HERBES DE PROVENCE, ACIDITY REGULATORS (LACTIC ACID, CITRIC ACID, ACETIC ACID).

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

Among 10 green olives in brine

From least to most processed, this one ranks 10th. 0% of the green olives in brine 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 10 green olives in brine, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5029223012749, last edited 29 August 2023), 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.