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Is Sainsbury's Hot lime pickle ultra-processed?

190g Pickled vegetables Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Sainsbury's Hot lime 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:

  • 12 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score E

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

Lime 66%, Sunflower Oil, Salt, Chilli, Lime Juice 3%, Mustard Seeds 190g e icle with a blend of 3%, Acidity Regulator (Acetic Acid), Fenugreek, and mustard seeds Turmeric, Coriander, Cumin

Additives: E260 Acetic acid

As written on the pack

Lime (66%), Sunflower Oil, Salt, Chilli Powder, Lime Juice (3%), Mustard Seeds 190g e icle with a blend of (3%), Acidity Regulator: Acetic Acid; Fenugreek, and mustard seeds Turmeric, Coriander Powder, Cumin.

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 126 pickled vegetables

From least to most processed, this one ranks 52nd. 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 00278331, last edited 21 May 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.