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Is Wang Kimchi ultra-processed?

410 g Kimchi Sold in Sweden

Pack of Wang Kimchi

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:

  • 18 ingredients
  • 5 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed kimchi

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

Inlagd kinesisk kål 75% (kinesisk kål 98%, salt), morot, e420, socker, chili, vitlök, grönlök, lök, salt, e621, ingefära, e415, näringsämne (e300), e631, vatten

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid , E415 Xanthan gum , E420 Sorbitol , E621 Monosodium glutamate , E631 Disodium inosinate

As written on the pack

Inlagd kinesisk kål (kinesisk kål 98%, salt) 75%, morot, förtjockningsmedel (E420), socker, chilipulver, vitlök, grönlök, lök, salt, smakförstärkare (E621), ingefära, förtjockningsmedel (E415), näringsämne (E300), smakförstärkare (E631), vatten.

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.

  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • E420 Sorbitol Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol used as a sweetener and to keep products moist.
  • E621 Monosodium glutamate Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, made by fermentation and used to strengthen savoury taste.
  • E631 Disodium inosinate Disodium inosinate is a flavour enhancer usually used together with MSG.
2 ingredients 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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 20 kimchi

From least to most processed, this one ranks 19th. 20% of the kimchi 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 20 kimchi, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0087703320710, last edited 17 August 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.