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Is The Deli Sliced Jalapeños ultra-processed?

Pickles Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of The Deli Sliced Jalapeños

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 8 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed 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

green jalapeño chilli 52%, Water, Spirit Vinegar, Salt, Firming Agent (Calcium Chloride), Antioxidant (Potassium Metabisulphite)

Additives: E224 Potassium metabisulphite , E509 Calcium chloride

As written on the pack

GREEN JALAPEÑO CHILLI (52%), Water, Spirit Vinegar, Salt, Firming Agent: Calcium Chloride; Antioxidant: Potassium Metabisulphite

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Firming agent Firming agents keep fruit and vegetable tissue crisp or firm through processing and storage.
1 ingredient that would only make it processed

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 312 pickles

From least to most processed, this one ranks 240th. 33% of the 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 312 pickles, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600128924, last edited 16 July 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.