Is Lee Kum Kee Lkk minced garlic ultra-processed?

213 g Garlics and their products Sold in the United States, France and Hong Kong

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Sugar
Vegetable oil

8 ingredients
No additives

Less processed garlics and their products

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

Water, Garlic, Soybean Oil (processing marker), White Sugar (processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Acidity Regulator, Soybeans, Naturally Present Sulphites

As written on the pack

Water,Dehydrated Garlic,Soybean Oil,White Sugar,Salt,Acidity Regulator,Soybeans,Naturally Present Sulphites

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.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 11 garlics and their products

From least to most processed, this one ranks 6th. 27% of the garlics and their products 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 11 garlics and their products, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0078895405552, last edited 17 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.
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.