Is Sainsbury's Jumbo Kalamata Olives with Oak Smoked Oil ultra-processed?
It's processed, but not ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Whole foods combined with:
- 9 ingredients
- No additives
- Nutri-Score D
Less processed black olives
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Kalamata Olives 98% (Kalamata Olives, Salt (processing marker)), Vegetable Oil (processing marker) 1% (Sunflower, Rapeseed), Vegetable Oil (processing marker) (Sunflower Vegetable Oil, Rapeseed Vegetable Oil)
As written on the pack
Kalamata Olives (98%) (Kalamata Olives, Salt), Smoked Vegetable Oil (1%) (Sunflower, Rapeseed), Vegetable Oil (Sunflower, Rapeseed).
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.
Among 30 black olives
From least to most processed, this one ranks 13th. 0% of the black olives here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00359474, last edited 16 April 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.