Is Opies Pickled Walnuts ultra-processed?

390 Net 170g Drained Plant-based pickles Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

9 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score D

Less processed plant-based pickles

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

Walnuts, Sugar (processing marker), Water, Barley Malt Vinegar, Salt (processing marker), Acidity regulator (Acetic acid), Barley Malt Extract, Natural Flavouring (ultra-processing marker)

Additives: E260 Acetic acid

As written on the pack

Walnuts, Sugar, Water, Distilled Barley Malt Vinegar, Salt, Acidity regulator: Acetic acid, Barley Malt Extract, Natural Flavouring.

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.

2 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.

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 296 plant-based pickles

From least to most processed, this one ranks 220th. 31% of the plant-based pickles 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 296 plant-based pickles, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010392005250, 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.