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Is Patak's Aubergine Pickle ultra-processed?

312 g Chutneys Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Patak's Aubergine Pickle

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 17 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed plant-based spreads

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

Sugar, Rapeseed Oil, Aubergines 17%, Water, Spices 4.5% (Paprika, Spices, Coriander), Salt, Green Chillies 4%, Cracked MUSTARD Seed, Cracked Coriander Seed, Cracked Fenugreek Seed, Garlic Purée, Acid (Acetic Acid), mustard

Additives: E260 Acetic acid

As written on the pack

Sugar, Rapeseed Oil, Aubergines (17%), Water, Ground Spices (4.5%) [Paprika, Spices, Coriander], Salt, Green Chillies (4%), Cracked MUSTARD Seed, Cracked Coriander Seed, Cracked Fenugreek Seed, Garlic Purée, Acid (Acetic Acid), MUSTARD Powder.

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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 56 chutneys

From least to most processed, this one ranks 33rd. 41% of the chutneys 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 56 chutneys, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5011308000901, last edited 15 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.