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Is Tesco Olives with roasted tomatoes ultra-processed?

Plant-based pickles Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Tesco Olives with roasted tomatoes

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:

  • 17 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed plant-based pickles

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

Halkidiki Olives, Tomato 12%, Salt, Rapeseed Oil, Balsamic Vinegar (Red Wine Vinegar, Grape Must), Sunflower Oil, Garlic, Parsley, Oregano, Rosemary, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Sugar, Black Pepper, Lemon Juice, White Wine Vinegar

As written on the pack

Halkidiki Olives. Tomato (12%). Salt. Rapeseed Oil. Balsamic Vinegar [Red Wine Vinegar, Grape Must]. Sunflower Oil, Garlic. Parsley, Oregano. Rosemary. Concentrated Lemon Juice, Sugar, Black Pepper, Lemon Juice. White Wine Vinegar.

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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 296 plant-based pickles

From least to most processed, this one ranks 89th. 31% of the plant-based pickles 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 296 plant-based pickles, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5057753937997, last edited 27 March 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.