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Is Lucky Foods Seoul Kimchi Original ultra-processed?

396 g Kimchi Sold in the United States

Pack of Lucky Foods Seoul Kimchi Original

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:

  • 14 ingredients
  • No additives

Less processed fermented vegetables

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

Napa cabbage, chili pepper, carrots, garlic, green onion, sugar, onion, baby shrimp, sea salt, ginger, anchovy (anchovy, salt, sugar)

As written on the pack

Napa cabbage, chili pepper, carrots, garlic, green onion, sugar, onion, baby shrimp, sea salt, ginger, anchovy extract (anchovy, salt, sugar)

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 20 kimchi

From least to most processed, this one ranks 13th. 20% of the kimchi 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 20 kimchi, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0026396908256, last edited 10 May 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.