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Is Tesco Gherkins ultra-processed?

370.0 g Pickled gherkins Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Tesco Gherkins

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:

  • 20 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed pickled cucumbers

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

Gherkins, Water, Spirit Vinegar, Sugar, Salt, Dill, Mustard Seed, e509, Dill, 成份 (小黃瓜), 水, 酒精醋, 糖, 鹽, 蒔蘿, 芥杯, 固 化劑 (e509), 蒔蘿提取物

Additives: E509 Calcium chloride

As written on the pack

Gherkins, Water, Spirit Vinegar, Sugar, Salt, Dill, Mustard Seed, Firming Agent (E509), Dill Extract. 成份:小黃瓜、水、酒精醋、糖、鹽、蒔蘿、芥杯、固 化劑(E509)、蒔蘿提取物。

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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 25 pickled gherkins

From least to most processed, this one ranks 11th. 56% of the pickled gherkins 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 25 pickled gherkins, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5053526005757, last edited 2 October 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.