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Avocados, from least to most processed

We track 31 avocados, 6% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Ripe and Ready Avocados.

What makes avocados ultra-processed

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

Unprocessed or minimally processed (18)

  1. 1 Ripe and Ready Avocados Tesco · 2 1
  2. 2 Avocado Sainsbury's · 2 1
  3. 3 Large Avocado 1
  4. 4 Avocado Tesco · 145g 1
  5. 5 Medium Ripe Avocado Fresh Avocados · 1 cup, pureed 1
  6. 6 Hass Avocados Perfectly Ripe M&S Food · 392 g 1
  7. 7 Avocado Aldi · 100 g 1
  8. 8 Perfectly Ripe Avocados Tesco · 2 1
  9. 9 Creamy & Nutty Avocados Asda · 2 1
  10. 10 Just Essentials Avocados Asda · 4pack 1
  11. 11 Avocados Waitrose & Partners 1
  12. 12 Smashed Avocado minis Wholly Avocado · 12 oz 1
  13. 13 Avacado Marks & Spencer · 650 g 1
  14. 14 Avocat Mission 1
  15. 15 Frozen avocado Pack’d 1
  16. 16 Ekologisk Avokado Steglinge Gård · 288 g 1
  17. 17 3-pack ätmogen avocado Soft Ripe 1
  18. 18 Avokado 700 g 1

Processed culinary ingredient (1)

  1. 19 Avocado Oil Spray Chosen Foods · 13.5oz 2

Processed food (10)

  1. 20 Smashed avocado Meadow Fresh · 100g 3
  2. 21 Classic Smashed Avocado Deluxe · 150g 3
  3. 22 Lightly Seasoned Avocado go Verden · 2 lb 3
  4. 23 Breakfast avocado Holy Moly · 150g 3
  5. 24 Smashed avocado with chilli Lidl 3
  6. 25 Spicy Smashed Avocado Deluxe · 150g 3
  7. 26 Diced Avocado Great Value · 10 oz 3
  8. 27 Smashed avocado Tesco 3
  9. 28 Avokado ICA Basic · 500g 3
  10. 29 Tärnad avokado ICA · 250g 3

Ultra-processed food (2)

  1. 30 Smashed Avocado Marks & Spencer · 200 g 4
  2. 31 Spicy smashed avocado Aldi · 150 g 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.