Gurkensticks

Gurkensticks are pickled cucumber sticks marketed as a plant-based salty snack. They fall into the PNNS “Salty snacks” group, carry a Nutri-Score of C and are classified as ultra-processed (NOVA 4), reflecting their inclusion of added sugar, vinegar, mustard seeds and the colourant riboflavin (E101). Nutritionally they are very low in fat and calories and contain less salt than the typical snack, but they have a relatively high sugar level, modest protein, and they contain mustard, which may trigger allergies.