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Is Sainsbury's Abricots sec ultra-processed?

Dried apricots Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Sainsbury's Abricots sec

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:

  • 6 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed dried apricots

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

Dried Apricots 99%, Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate), Sulphur Dioxide, Safety (Although extra care has been taken to remove)

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E220 Sulphur dioxide

As written on the pack

Partially Rehydrated Dried Apricots (99%), Preservatives: Potassium Sorbate, Sulphur Dioxide. ! Allergy advice: For allergens, see ingredients in bold. Safety: Although extra care has been taken to remove

What makes it processed

Preservation and traditional processing

Keep food safe or ferment it, like preservatives and cultures. A sign of processing, not ultra-processing.

  • E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 33 dried apricots

From least to most processed, this one ranks 27th. 6% of the dried apricots 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 33 dried apricots, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00325424, last edited 23 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.