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Is Manzanilla Picante ultra-processed?

350 g Green olives Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Manzanilla Picante

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 13 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed green 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

Water, olives, chilli, salt, flavour enhancers (e621), e635, acid (citric acid), antioxidant (ascorbic acid, allergens), storage

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid , E330 Citric acid , E621 Monosodium glutamate , E635 Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide

As written on the pack

Water, olives; chilli (sulphites); salt; flavour enhancers: E621 and E635; acid: citric acid; antioxidant: ascorbic acid. ALLERGENS: See ingredients in bold. May also contain traces of almonds and fish. STORAGE:

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • E621 Monosodium glutamate Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, made by fermentation and used to strengthen savoury taste.
  • E635 Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide A food additive authorised for industrial food production.
  • Flavour enhancer Flavour enhancers such as monosodium glutamate (E621) strengthen savoury taste without adding a flavour of their own.
1 ingredient that would only make it processed

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 54 green olives

From least to most processed, this one ranks 53rd. 13% of the green 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 54 green olives, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8437008051499, last edited 27 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.
  • 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.