Is Sainsbury's Garlic Stuffed Halkidi 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

11 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score D

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 Stuffed Hallkidiki Olive 96% (Green Olive 84%, Garlic 9%, Sea Salt (processing marker), Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid)), Sunflower Oil (processing marker), Oregano, Parsley

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Garlic Stuffed Hallkidiki Olive (96%) (Green Olive (84%), Garlic (9%), Sea Salt, Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid; Antioxidant: Ascorbic Acid), Sunflower Oil, Oregano, Parsley

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 1st. 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 00303996, last edited 5 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 D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.