Is Opies Cocktail Gherkins in distilled malt vinegar ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 10 ingredients
- 1 additive
Less processed pickled gherkins
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Gherkins, water, malt vinegar, salt (processing marker), sugar (processing marker), acetic, acid, natural flavouring (ultra-processing marker), preservative (processing marker) (e220)
Additives: E220 Sulphur dioxide
As written on the pack
Gherkins, water, distilled malt vinegar, salt, sugar, acetic, acid, natural flavouring, preservative E220.
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.
3 ingredients that would only make it processed
Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Among 25 pickled gherkins
From least to most processed, this one ranks 16th. 56% of the pickled gherkins here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010392004109, 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.
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.