Is Shan Foods (Private) Ltd. Mixed Pickles ultra-processed?

1 kg Canned legumes Sold in the United States

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Vegetable oil

20 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score E

Less processed canned legumes

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

Fruits and Vegetables (Mango, Carrot, Lemon, Green Chill), Sunflower Oil (processing marker), Mixed Spices (Red chilli Cumin, Mustard, Nigella, Turmeric, Coriander, Fennel, Fenugreek, Carom), Salt (processing marker), Acidity Regulator (Acetic Acid), Acid (Citric acid)

Additives: E260 Acetic acid , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Fruits & Vegetables (Mango, Carrot, Lemon, Green Chill) (74%), Sunflower Oil, Mixed Spices (Red chilli Cumin, Mustard, Nigella, Turmeric, Coriander, Fennel, Fenugreek, Carom), Salt, Acidity Regulator: Acetic Acid, Acid: Citric 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 317 canned legumes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 186th. 41% of the canned legumes 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 317 canned legumes, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0788821010025, last edited 2 November 2024), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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.