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Is Patak's Chilli Pickle ultra-processed?

283 g Plant-based pickles Sold in the United Kingdom, the United States and 2 more countries

Pack of Patak's Chilli 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:

  • 9 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score E

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

Green Chillies 42%, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Cracked MUSTARD Seed, Ginger 5%, Cracked Fenugreek Seed, Acid (Acetic Acid), Turmeric Powder

Additives: E260 Acetic acid

As written on the pack

Green Chillies (42%), Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Cracked MUSTARD Seed, Ginger Purée (5%), Cracked Fenugreek Seed, Acid (Acetic Acid), Turmeric 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 296 plant-based pickles

From least to most processed, this one ranks 148th. 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 5011308000406, last edited 14 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.