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Is Target Stores Apricots dried fruit ultra-processed?

Apricots Sold in the United States

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:

  • 3 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed apricots

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

Apricots, sulfur dioxide (preservative)

Additives: E220 Sulphur dioxide

As written on the pack

Apricots, sulfur dioxide (preservative).

What makes it processed

Preservation and traditional processing

Keep food safe or ferment it, like preservatives and cultures. A sign of processing, not ultra-processing.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 8 apricots

From least to most processed, this one ranks 4th. 38% of the apricots 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 8 apricots, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0085239156902, last edited 23 April 2020), 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.