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Big Dill Pickles (Giang’s Pickles)

Contains sodium benzoate

Gallon-size dill pickles made with cucumbers, water, vinegar and salt, plus sodium benzoate, natural flavors and EDTA. The brand says it hand-crafts small batches in a New Jersey kitchen.

Seed-oil freeNo added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredients
$22.00 1 gallon · lowest price at Jersey Pickles
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts

Not available yet. We only show numbers printed on the product’s label or its product page, and we couldn’t read them for this product.

Ingredients: Cucumbers, water, vinegar, salt, calcium chloride, sodium benzoate, natural flavors, calcium disodium EDTA, oleoresin turmeric
62 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as canned and frozen produce, legumesLow confidence · Scored on 4 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition facts not available. Scored on its ingredients, processing, sourcing and transparency; the Nutrition part is neutral until we can read the label.Your product? Claim this listing to add the label and it’s scored in full.
Nutrition · counts 30%50
Ingredients · counts 20%82
Processing · counts 10%35
Sourcing · counts 20%70
Transparency · counts 20%65
Why it scores 62
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 82 · Benzoates (sodium benzoate, benzoic acid) (additive, −10); Calcium disodium EDTA (additive, −4); Natural flavours (additive, −4)
Processing 35 · Pickles include natural flavors, sodium benzoate and EDTA.
Sourcing 70 · The brand says pickles are hand-crafted in small batches in a New Jersey kitchen.
Transparency 65 · Complete ingredient list; the brand says batches are hand-crafted in New Jersey.
Contains sodium benzoate, EDTA and natural flavors
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−18 for benzoates, calcium disodium edta, natural flavours
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Cucumbers Water Vinegar Salt Calcium chloride Sodium benzoate Natural flavors Calcium disodium EDTA Oleoresin turmeric
9 ingredients 1 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives3 additives · 1 moderate risk
Benzoates (sodium benzoate, benzoic acid) (E210–E212)PreservativeModerate risk
Can form small amounts of benzene with vitamin C in drinks, and was part of the 2007 UK hyperactivity study mix.
Calcium disodium EDTA (E385)PreservativeLimited risk
Binds minerals to keep colour and flavour; approved at low levels, poorly absorbed.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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