Is Madame Wong Pickled Ginger Sliced ultra-processed?

454 g Pickled vegetables Sold in Sweden

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

ginger, water, sugar (processing marker), salt (processing marker), citric acid, sodium benzoate

Additives: E211 Sodium benzoate , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

GINGER, WATER, SUGAR, SALT, CITRIC ACID, SODIUM BENZOATE.

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

From least to most processed, this one ranks 59th. 47% of the pickled 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.

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8850931045753, last edited 2 April 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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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.