Is Sainsbury's sainsbury-s ultra-processed?

Olives Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Sainsbury's sainsbury-s

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:

  • 13 ingredients
  • 2 additives

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

Queen Green Olives 93% (Green Olive, Salt (processing marker), Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid), Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid)), Lemon Zest, Sunflower Oil (processing marker), Coriander, Lemon Infused Sunflower Oil (Sunflower Oil (processing marker), Lemon)

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Queen Green Olives (93%) (Green Olive, Salt, Antioxidant: Ascorbic Acid; Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid), Lemon Zest, Sunflower Oil, Coriander, Lemon Infused Sunflower Oil (Sunflower Oil, Lemon).

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 123 olives

From least to most processed, this one ranks 91st. 11% of the 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 123 olives, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 01399967, last edited 26 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.