Is Sainsbury's Double Stuffed Halkidiki Olives ultra-processed?

Stuffed olives Sold in the United Kingdom

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Vegetable oil

16 ingredients
3 additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed olives

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

Garlic 94%, Jalapeño Stuffed Olives 94%, Green Olives, Salt (processing marker), Garlic (Garlic, Salt (processing marker), Citric Acid, Acetic Acid), Jalapeño Pepper (Jalapeño Pepper, Salt (processing marker), Acetic Acid, Citric Acid, Calcium Chloride), Sunflower Oil (processing marker)

Additives: E260 Acetic acid , E330 Citric acid , E509 Calcium chloride

As written on the pack

Garlic and Jalapeño Stuffed Olives (94%) (Green Olives, Salt, Garlic (Garlic, Salt, Acidity Regulators: Citric Acid, Acetic Acid), Jalapeño Pepper (Jalapeño Pepper, Salt, Acidity Regulators: Acetic Acid, Citric Acid; Firming Agent: Calcium Chloride), Sunflower Oil.

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.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 9 stuffed olives

From least to most processed, this one ranks 4th. 56% of the stuffed olives 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 9 stuffed olives, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00359467, last edited 4 October 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.