Is it ultra-processed?
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Cabbages, from least to most processed

We track 12 cabbages, 33% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Pak Choi.

What makes cabbages ultra-processed

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

Unprocessed or minimally processed (3)

  1. 1 Pak Choi Oaklands · 2 pcs 1
  2. 2 British Curly Kale Tesco · 160g 1
  3. 3 Classic coleslaw Lidl · 14 oz 1

Processed food (5)

  1. 4 Surkål Nevalan · 400 g 3
  2. 5 Pickled Red Cabbage Sainsbury's 3
  3. 6 Green Vegetable Medley TESCO finest · 220 g 3
  4. 7 Kimchi Cleveland Kitchen · 454g 3
  5. 8 red cabbage Tesco 3

Ultra-processed food (4)

  1. 9 Red Cabbage with Apple Deutsche Küche · 24 oz (680g) 4
  2. 10 Naturally Fermented Kimchi Jongga · 42.3oz (1.2kg) 4
  3. 11 Pickled Red Cabbage Freshona · 320 g 4
  4. 12 Red cabbage & apple Tesco 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.