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Is Waitrose essential Olives pitted ultra-processed?

Green pitted olives Sold in the United Kingdom

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:

  • 5 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed green olives

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

Water, pitted hojiblanca olives 43%, salt, acidity regulator (lactic acid)

Additives: E270 Lactic acid

As written on the pack

Water, pitted hojiblanca olives (43%), salt, acidity regulator (lactic acid)

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 19 green pitted olives

From least to most processed, this one ranks 7th. 5% of the green pitted olives 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 19 green pitted olives, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000169578179, 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.
  • 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.