Is Meadow fresh Chilli and Garlic Olives ultra-processed?

Olives Sold in the United Kingdom

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Vegetable oil

17 ingredients
2 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

Pitted Green Halkidiki Oil 75% (Olives Oil (processing marker), Sunflower Oil (processing marker)), Red Chilli Peppers 6%, Red Chilli Peppers 4%, Garlic Cloves 5%, Salt (processing marker), Herbs, Garlic, Spirit Vinegar, Acid (Citric Acid), Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid), tion (Tunical values per), Energy 728kJ

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

75% Pitted Green Halkidiki Olives, Sunflower Oil, 6% Chopped Red Chilli Peppers, 4% Red Chilli Peppers, 5% Garlic Cloves, Salt, Herbs, Garlic, Spirit Vinegar, Acid: Citric Acid; Antioxidant: Ascorbic Acid. Allergy Advice: May contain Milk, Mustard tion: Tunical values per 100g: Energy 728kJ/

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.
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 98th. 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 20758936, 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.