Is Mezzetta Sliced Golden Greek Peperoncini ultra-processed?

473 ml Canned vegetables Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E102 Tartrazine

9 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed canned 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

Peppers, water, distilled vinegar, sea salt (processing marker), citric acid, FD&C yellow #5 (ultra-processing marker), netabisulfite (added as a color stabilizer), turmeric

Additives: E102 Tartrazine , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Peppers, water, distilled vinegar, sea salt, citric acid, FD&C yellow #5, netabisulfite (added as a color stabilizer), turmeric.

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.

E102 Tartrazine Tartrazine is a synthetic yellow azo dye (FD&C Yellow No. 5 in the US).

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 423 canned vegetables

From least to most processed, this one ranks 358th. 26% of the canned 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 423 canned vegetables, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0073214001606, last edited 26 June 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 C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.