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Ploughman's Pickle

310g · ranked #11 of 25 in pickles
Contains: en:gluten
Least processed#11 / 25Healthiest#8 / 13Lowest sugar#19 / 22✓ Palm-oil-free
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Ultra-processed
NOVA · 4 · 24 INGREDIENTS · 1 ADDITIVES
Ultra-processed. 1 additive and 24 ingredients — substantially industrial.
Verified · NOVAUpdated · Mar 2026
Score breakdown · 0–100 per axis
Processing
4
Healthiness
40
Low sugar
30
Low calorie
75
Low salt
55
High protein
0
High fibre
35
Nutrient density
40
Organic
0
Each facet scores 0–100 independently. The headline score above is currently the processing axis only; we're building a weighted composite (Phase 2 — Sprint C) that blends them.
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Barcode · 5000169550427 · Photo sourced Jul 2026
The ledger · every product starts at 100
From 100 to 4.
INGREDIENT
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Starting balance100
Sugar~072%
added sugar-3
whole / basic0
water~014%
whole / basic0
swede9%
whole / basic0
whole / basic0
0
date paste~05%
see related (1)
0
dates
0
colour~05%
0
plain caramel
0
purée
0
tomato paste~05%
see related (3)
whole / basic0
cornflour~05%
0
gherkins~05%
0
FinalNOVA · 4 · Ultra-processed4

Per-ingredient deltas come from a published rubric. Additive deltas come from the 468-entry E-number glossary (Open Food Facts taxonomy).

Flagged additives · 0
No flagged additives.
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