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Is Kingfisher Oriental Sliced Water Chestnuts in Water ultra-processed?

225g Canned vegetables Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Kingfisher Oriental Sliced Water Chestnuts in Water

No, it's unprocessed or minimally processed

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

None of its ingredients counts as a sign of processing in NOVA.

  • 5 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Ingredients

Water Chestnuts, Water, Acidity Regulators (Citric Acid, Ascorbic Acid)

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Water Chestnuts, Water, Acidity Regulators (Citric Acid, Ascorbic Acid).

Among 423 canned vegetables

From least to most processed, this one ranks 135th. 26% of the canned vegetables 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 423 canned vegetables, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5011826420205, last edited 27 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.