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Is Mezzetta Giardiniera pickled vegetables ultra-processed?

16 FL oz (473mL) Pickled vegetables Sold in the United States

Pack of Mezzetta Giardiniera pickled vegetables

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:

  • 18 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed pickled 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

Cauliflower, water, distilled vinegar, carrots, celery, peppers, sea salt, pickles (cucumbers, water, distilled vinegar, salt, calcium chloride, natural flavors, turmeric), onion, sodium bisulfite (added as a color stabilizer)

Additives: E222 Sodium bisulphite

As written on the pack

Cauliflower, water, distilled vinegar, carrots, celery, peppers, sea salt, pickles (cucumbers, water, distilled vinegar, salt, calcium chloride, natural flavors, turmeric), onion, sodium bisulfite (added as a color stabilizer).

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.

  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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 126 pickled vegetables

From least to most processed, this one ranks 88th. 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.

All 126 pickled vegetables, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0073214001026, last edited 4 April 2025), 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.