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Is Marks & Spencer Hojiblanca Olives ultra-processed?

340g Black olives Sold in Ireland and Germany

Pack of Marks & Spencer Hojiblanca Olives

No, it's unprocessed or minimally processed

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

None of its ingredients counts as a sign of processing in NOVA.

  • 4 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score D

Ingredients

Pitted Black Hojiblanca Olives, Water, Buffer Salt Stabiliser (e579)

Additives: E579 Iron gluconate

As written on the pack

Pitted Black Hojiblanca Olives · Water. - • Buffer Salt Stabiliser: E579.

Among 30 black olives

From least to most processed, this one ranks 3rd. 0% of the black 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 30 black olives, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 29053094, last edited 25 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.