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Apples, from least to most processed

We track 26 apples, 8% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Gala apples.

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What makes apples ultra-processed

The signs of ultra-processing found most often, and the share of apples that contain each:

Unprocessed or minimally processed (21)

  1. 1 Gala apples Tesco · 6 1
  2. 2 Pink Lady® Apples Tesco · 6 apples (798 g) 1
  3. 3 Royal Gala Apples Sainsbury's · 6 apples 1
  4. 4 Pink Lady Apple Aldi · 6 1
  5. 5 British Braeburn Apples Oaklands 1
  6. 6 Sweet & Juicy Royal Gala Apples Asda · 6 1
  7. 7 Granny Smith apples Tesco · 6 1
  8. 8 Pink Lady Apples Sainsbury’s · 4 apples 1
  9. 9 Pink Lady Apples Pink Lady · 4 1
  10. 10 Royal Gala Apples Morrisons The Greengrocer's · 6 1
  11. 11 Apples Oaklands · 7 apples 1
  12. 12 Braeburn Apples Select Farms · 750g 1
  13. 13 Granny Smith Apples Food Lion · 242 g 1
  14. 14 Apple Pink Lady · 1 1
  15. 15 Mini Apple Nature's Pick · 6 fruits 1
  16. 16 Röda äpplen 1 kg 1
  17. 17 Elise ICA · 190 g 1
  18. 18 Pink Lady Apple & Grapes Tesco 1
  19. 19 Apple Snack Applesnax · 90g 1
  20. 20 Unsweetened Applesauce Royal Select · 15 oz (425g) 1
  21. 21 Pressed British Apple & Pear Juice Marks & Spencer · 1L 1

Processed food (3)

  1. 22 Aples + Mangoes Mini Fruit Bar That's it. · 20g 3
  2. 23 Crunchy Green Apple Marks & Spencer · 130g 3
  3. 24 apples Tesco · 300 g 3

Ultra-processed food (2)

  1. 25 Easy Squeezy Apple & Blackcurrant Lindhouse · 66ml 4
  2. 26 Gala Apple Disney 4

Within each group, products with fewer signs of ultra-processing, additives and ingredients come first. This ordering is ours, for comparison; it is not part of NOVA.