Is Vatan Engros As Rolnik Surkål 900ml ultra-processed?

Fermented vegetables Sold in the United States and Germany

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Sauerkraut, water, salt (processing marker), acidity regulator (citric acid), antioxidant (ascorbic acid)

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Sauerkraut, water, salt, acidity regulator: citric acid, antioxidant: ascorbic acid.

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

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

From least to most processed, this one ranks 39th. 11% of the fermented vegetables 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.

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5900919000212, last edited 25 March 2026), 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 C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.