Mother's Recipe Mixed Pickle
Red flags
- −Red flag: High sodium (4910mg per 100g)
Green flags
- +Green flag: No added sugar
Ingredients, decoded
8 listed- Mixed Fruits & Vegetable Pieces (62 %) (Mango, Carrot, Lime, Green Chilli, Green Tomato, Amba Halder)
- Iodized Salt
- Water
- Cottonseed Oil
- Chilli Powder
- Spices and Condiments
- Acidity Regulator (INS 260)
- Asafoetida
EA5
Our take
CleanPlate reviewMostly fruit and vegetable, buried in salt
Mother's Recipe Mixed Pickle is a 300 g jar of mango, carrot, lime, green chilli, green tomato and amba halder pieces (62% together) in cottonseed oil, salt, chilli powder, spices, asafoetida and vinegar acid. The panel is per 100 g with a 15 g spoonful.
CleanPlate scores it EA5. The E for nutrition is low: almost no credited protein, fibre or micronutrients per 100 g. The A for ingredients reflects whole or lightly processed ingredients (led by mango, carrot and lime), and almost no additives. The 5 for risk comes mainly from sodium (4910 mg per 100 g) and saturated fat (2.5 g per 100 g).
Claims vs reality
What the pack says, checked against the ingredient list and nutrition panel.
- On the packHolds
“NO ADDED ARTIFICIAL PRESERVATIVES”
No preservative is listed; salt and oil do the preserving, with acetic acid (260) as the acidity regulator.
How EA5 breaks down
Each grade is scored on its own. Here are the label numbers behind each one, per 100 g.
Very low nutrient density
- Protein
- 1.4 g
- Fibre
- Not declared
- Vitamins and minerals
- None declared
- Energy
- 117 kcal
Scored on protein, fibre and twelve vitamins and minerals, against the Codex and FSSAI "source" and "high" levels, per 100 g and per 100 kcal.
Clean, minimally processed
- Base
- Mixed Fruits & Vegetable Piec...
- Main fat
- Cottonseed Oil
- Sweeteners
- None added
- Additives
- 1
- Flagged
- None
Scored on how processed the ingredients are, which additives are used and why, and whether the label keeps its promises.
Very high risk
- Added sugar
- 0 g
- Sodium
- 4910 mg
- Saturated fat
- 2.5 g
- Trans fat
- 0 g
Scored on free sugar, sodium, saturated fat and trans fat, each weighed by how strong the evidence of harm is.
A closer look
Does the label add up?
Mixed fruits and vegetable pieces (mango, carrot, lime, green chilli, green tomato, amba halder) 62%, iodised salt, water, cottonseed oil, chilli powder, spices and condiments, acidity regulator (260) and asafoetida.
Per 100 g: 117 kcal, 9.8 g fat of which 2.5 g saturated, 1.8 g sugar of which 0 g added, 1.4 g protein, 4910 mg sodium. The pack panel and a second jar render list the vegetable share as 62% and 61%; the card with 62% is used.
Ingredients to watch
- SodiumConcern
4910 mg per 100 g, about 740 mg per 15 g spoonful.
- OilWorth watching
9.8 g fat per 100 g, 2.5 g saturated, from cottonseed oil.
- No added sugar or colourFine
No sugar, colour or sweetener is listed.
- Real piecesFine
Fruit and vegetable pieces are 62% of the jar.
Common misconceptions
Myth: "Pickle is a vegetable serving"
A spoonful is a salt and oil condiment, not a serving of vegetables.
Myth: "Homemade-style pickle is low salt"
Salt is what preserves it; this one has 4910 mg of sodium per 100 g.
How often, and how
- Healthy adultsOccasionally
- ChildrenRarely
- Diabetes or prediabetesLimit
Smarter ways to eat it
A teaspoon
A teaspoon with curd rice gives the taste for about 250 mg of sodium.
Skip added salt
Leave extra salt out of the rest of the meal.
Common questions
Is Mother's Recipe Mixed Pickle healthy?
Mother's Recipe Mixed Pickle scores EA5 (Poor) on CleanPlate, which makes it best kept as a rare treat rather than a regular buy. The main concerns are: High sodium (4910mg per 100g). On the plus side: No added sugar.
What does the EA5 score mean?
The first letter (E) grades nutritional value: very low nutrient density. The second letter (A) grades ingredient and label integrity: clean, minimally processed. The number (5) grades risk nutrients (sugar, sodium, saturated fat): very high risk.
Last reviewed October 11, 2026. Scored with the CleanPlate method from the published label.