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Is Lidl Olives ultra-processed?

Olives Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Lidl 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:

  • 26 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed 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

Smoky chipotle chilli flavoured pitted green olives inter alia red pepper and sunflower oil dressing Ingredients 82% Pitted Green Olives (Pitted Green Olives, Salt, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid)), Sunflower Oil, Red Pepper Meze (Red Peppers, Water, Red Wine Vinegar, Sea Salt, Sugar), Chipotle Chilli Paste (Chipotle Chilli Pepper, Water, Tomato Paste, Acidity Regulator (Acetic Acid), Sea Salt, Onion, Sugar, Salt), Oregano, Parsley

Additives: E260 Acetic acid , E300 Ascorbic acid , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Smoky chipotle chilli flavoured pitted green olives ina red pepper and sunflower oil dressing Ingredients 82% Pitted Green Olives (Pitted Green Olives, Salt, Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid; Antioxidant: Ascorbic Acid), Sunflower Oil, Red Pepper Meze (Red Peppers, Water, Red Wine Vinegar, Sea Salt, Sugar), Chipotle Chilli Paste (Chipotle Chilli Pepper, Water, Tomato Paste, Acidity Regulator: Acetic Acid; Sea Salt, Onion, Sugar, Salt), Oregano, Parsley.

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 123 olives

From least to most processed, this one ranks 108th. 11% of the olives 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 123 olives, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4056489173878, 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.