Is Vlasic Sweet Relish ultra-processed?

330 g Pickled vegetables Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E102 Tartrazine
E433 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate

10 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score D

Less processed pickled vegetables

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

cucumbers, high fructose corn syrup distilled vinegar, water, salt (processing marker), less than 2% of spice, xanthan gum sodium benzoate preservative, dehydrated red pepper alum natural flavor, polysorbate 80 (ultra-processing marker), yellow 5 (ultra-processing marker), calcium chloride

Additives: E102 Tartrazine , E433 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate

As written on the pack

CUCUMBERS, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP DISTILLED VINEGAR, WATER, SALT, LESS THAN 2% OF SPICE, XANTHAN GUM SODIUM BENZOATE PRESERVATIVE, DEHYDRATED RED PEPPER ALUM NATURAL FLAVOR, POLYSORBATE 80, YELLOW 5, CALCIUM CHLORIDE

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.

E102 Tartrazine Tartrazine is a synthetic yellow azo dye (FD&C Yellow No. 5 in the US).
E433 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate Polysorbate 80 is a synthetic emulsifier used in ice cream and some sauces to keep fats evenly dispersed.

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 126 pickled vegetables

From least to most processed, this one ranks 109th. 47% of the pickled 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.

All 126 pickled vegetables, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0054100018700, last edited 7 June 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 D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.