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Haywards Sweet Pickled Onions: calories, sugar, salt and nutrition
How many calories are in Haywards Sweet Pickled Onions? A tablespoon (15g) contains 8 kcal, 1.35g of sugar and 0.24g of salt.
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Nutrition by portion size
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Nutrition by portion size: Haywards Sweet Pickled Onions
Portion
Calories
Sugar
Salt
Sat fat
2 onions (30g)
16 kcal
2.7g
0.48g
0g
4 onions (60g)
32 kcal
5.4g
0.96g
0g
Sugar highlighted in amber above 20% of adult daily limit, red above 75%. Salt highlighted in amber above 38% of adult daily limit (2.3g per day), red above 75%.
Haywards Sweet Pickled Onions contains 53 kcal, 0.1g of fat (0g saturated), 12g of carbohydrate (9g sugar), 0.5g of protein and 1.6g of salt per 100g. A standard pickle portion — 2 onions (30g) — delivers 16 kcal, 2.7g of sugar and 0.48g of salt.
Haywards Sweet Pickled Onions are predominantly onions (70%) in a sweet-sour pickling liquor. At 9g of sugar per 100g and 1.6g of salt per 100g, two onions (30g) deliver 2.7g of sugar and 0.48g of salt. The onion content provides prebiotic fibre and flavonoids.
Sugar
Haywards Sweet Pickled Onions contains 9g of sugar per 100g. 2 onions (30g) delivers 2.7g of sugar. Sugar in condiments is all free sugar: unlike the naturally occurring sugars in whole fruit or plain dairy, there is no food matrix to slow absorption.
Salt
Haywards Sweet Pickled Onions contains 1.6g of salt per 100g. 2 onions (30g): 0.48g (8% of the adult daily limit of 6g); 4 onions (60g): 0.96g (16% of the adult daily limit of 6g).
Ingredients and ultra-processed food
Haywards Sweet Pickled Onions is a commercially produced pickle. Its ingredients are: Onions (70%), spirit vinegar, water, sugar, salt, glucose syrup, acid (acetic acid). The sweet pickling liquor is a combination of spirit vinegar, water, sugar and glucose syrup..
A home-made equivalent would typically require fewer ingredients. The processing aids are used to deliver a consistent flavour, texture and shelf life at scale that home preparation cannot match.
Sweet pickled onions
Onions (70%), spirit vinegar, water, sugar, salt, glucose syrup, acid (acetic acid). The sweet pickling liquor is a combination of spirit vinegar, water, sugar and glucose syrup.
Processing (NOVA classification)
Haywards Sweet Pickled Onions falls into NOVA group 4, ultra-processed food. Most commercially produced condiments, including those made primarily from natural ingredients like tomatoes or peppers, are classified as ultra-processed due to the additives and processing aids used in production.
Haywards Sweet Pickled Onions contains 9g of sugar per 100g. 2 onions (30g): 2.7g of sugar; 4 onions (60g): 5.4g of sugar. All sugar in condiments is free sugar and counts towards the NHS daily free sugar limit (30g for adults, 24g for children aged 7 to 10, 19g for children aged 4 to 6).
Haywards Sweet Pickled Onions contains 1.6g of salt per 100g. 2 onions (30g): 0.48g of salt (8% of the adult daily limit); 4 onions (60g): 0.96g of salt (16% of the adult daily limit). The adult daily salt limit is 6g; for children aged 7 to 10 it is 5g, and for children aged 4 to 6 it is 3g.
Yes, Haywards Sweet Pickled Onions is classified as NOVA group 4, ultra-processed food. This applies to almost all commercially produced condiments, regardless of how natural their core ingredients are.
Haywards Sweet Pickled Onions does not contain any of the 14 major UK allergens in its standard recipe.
At 9g per 100g, Haywards Sweet Pickled Onions sits in the mid-range for sugar content among condiments. Ketchup contains 23.7g per 100g; mustard typically contains 2 to 5g per 100g.
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Nutrition information from UK manufacturer labels and retailer databases. Per-portion values calculated proportionally. NHS/SACN guidelines used for daily limits. For guidance only, not medical advice.
