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Is Kirkland Artichoke hearts ultra-processed?

935 g Artichoke hearts Sold in the United Kingdom and Spain

Pack of Kirkland Artichoke hearts

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:

  • 8 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed artichoke hearts

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

trimmed artichoke hearts water rapeseed oil, distilled vinegar, salt, garlic spices, mustard, acidulant (citric acid), antioxidant ascorbic acid allergen advice! see ingredients in bold

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

TRIMMED ARTICHOKE HEARTS WATER RAPESEED OIL, DISTILLED VINEGAR, SALT, GARLIC SPICES, MUSTARD, ACIDULANT: CITRIC ACID, ANTIOXIDANT ASCORBIC ACID ALLERGEN ADVICE! SEE INGREDIENTS IN BOLD

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 artichoke hearts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 4th. 0% of the artichoke hearts 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 artichoke hearts, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0096619245505, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.