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Is Valued Naturals Crystallized Ginger Slices ultra-processed?

6 oz Ginger Sold in the United States

Pack of Valued Naturals Crystallized Ginger Slices

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

Less processed ginger

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

Ginger, sugar, sulfur dioxide

Additives: E220 Sulphur dioxide

As written on the pack

Ginger, sugar, sulfur dioxide.

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

Category rules

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

  • Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 11 ginger

From least to most processed, this one ranks 6th. 36% of the ginger 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 11 ginger, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0790429231498, last edited 24 October 2025), 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.