Is Sainsbury's Kalamata Olives with Herbs ultra-processed?
It's processed, but not ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Whole foods combined with:
- 12 ingredients
- 1 additive
- Nutri-Score D
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Kalamata Olives 91%, Salt (processing marker), Extra Virgin Olive Oil (processing marker), Sunflower Oil (processing marker), White Wine Vinegar, Red Peppe Powder, Cumin, Oregano, Spearmint, Thyme, Acidity Regulator (Lactic Acid)
Additives: E270 Lactic acid
As written on the pack
Kalamata Olives (91%), Salt, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Sunflower Oil, White Wine Vinegar, Red Peppe Powder, Cumin, Oregano, Spearmint, Thyme, Acidity Regulator: Lactic Acid.
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.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 01898262, last edited 4 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.