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Is Pigeon Brand - Pickled Mixed Vegetables ultra-processed?

140 g Pickled vegetables Sold in Sweden and France

Pack of Pigeon Brand - Pickled Mixed Vegetables

Yes, it's ultra-processed

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

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 17 ingredients
  • 4 additives

Less processed pickled 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

soy sauce (water, soy bean, white sugar, brown sugar, salt), ingredien s 43% (cucumber 29%), mustard green 11%, radish 11%, ginger 6% flavour enhancer (monosodium glutamate, disodium 5-inosinate disodium 5, guanylat), calcium lactate, citric acid, sodium metabisulfite

Additives: E223 Sodium metabisulphite , E327 Calcium lactate , E330 Citric acid , E621 Monosodium glutamate

As written on the pack

SOY SAUCE (WATER, SOY BEAN, WHITE SUGAR, BROWN SUGAR, SALT) 43% INGREDIEN S: CUCUMBER 29%, MUSTARD GREEN 11%, RADISH 11%, GINGER 6% FLAVOUR ENHANCER (MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, DISODIUM 5-INOSINATE DISODIUM 5 - GUANYLAT), FIRMING AGENT (CALCIUM LACTATE), ACIDITY REGULATOR (CITRIC ACID), ANTIOXIDANT (SODIUM METABISULFITE)

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.

  • E327 Calcium lactate Thickeners are substances which increase the viscosity of a foodstuff.
  • E621 Monosodium glutamate Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, made by fermentation and used to strengthen savoury 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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 126 pickled vegetables

From least to most processed, this one ranks 115th. 47% of the pickled 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 126 pickled vegetables, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8850035051001, last edited 17 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.