Canned fruits, from least to most processed

We track 78 canned fruits, 36% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Lychees.

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What makes canned fruits ultra-processed

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

Unprocessed or minimally processed (39)

  1. 1 Lychees Rewe · 560g NOVA group 1
  2. 2 Pineapple Chunks Del Monte · 350g NOVA group 1
  3. 3 Sweet Pineapple Slices In Juice Four Seasons NOVA group 1
  4. 4 Pineapple Rings in syrup Del Monte · 435g NOVA group 1
  5. 5 Tesco pinapple slices in juice Tesco · 425g NOVA group 1
  6. 6 Pineapple Chunks (in fruit juice) Asda NOVA group 1
  7. 7 Tropical Gold Dole · 567 g NOVA group 1
  8. 8 Grapefruit segments in fruit juice Sainsburys · 290g drained weight NOVA group 1
  9. 9 Crushed Pineapple Dole · 567g NOVA group 1
  10. 10 Peaches Wattie's · 410 g NOVA group 1
  11. 11 Ananasbitar i juice Dole · 227g (139g drained weight) NOVA group 1
  12. 12 Bartlett Halves Pears California Healthy Harvest · 425g NOVA group 1
  13. 13 Ananas in bitar Eldorado · 567 g NOVA group 1
  14. 14 Pineapple slices Tesco · 227g NOVA group 1
  15. 15 Krossad ananas i egen juice Eldorado · 425 g NOVA group 1
  16. 16 Pineapple Chunks Dole · 567g NOVA group 1
  17. 17 Tropical Gold Pineapple Chunks Dole NOVA group 1
  18. 18 mandarin oranges Dole · 4 LBS. (1.81 kg) NOVA group 1
  19. 19 Yellow Cling Peach Slices Sweet Harvest · 15 oz NOVA group 1
  20. 20 Ruby red grapefruit segments in fruit juice Sainsbury's NOVA group 1
  21. 21 Pineapple Chunks in Juice Tesco · 425g NOVA group 1
  22. 22 Mandarin Segments In Juice Tesco NOVA group 1
  23. 23 Pineapple slices in 100% juice Great Value NOVA group 1
  24. 24 Peach Slices In Syrup Tesco · 410g NOVA group 1
  25. 25 Jackfruit Tropical sun · 400g (200g drained) NOVA group 1
  26. 26 Peach Slices Asda · 411g NOVA group 1
  27. 27 Mandarin Segments Aldi · 300 g (drained : 175 g) NOVA group 1
  28. 28 Peach Slices in refined fruit juice Sainsburys · 213g NOVA group 1
  29. 29 Mandarin Segments in fruit juice Sainsbury's NOVA group 1
  30. 30 Pineapple slices Princes · 260 g NOVA group 1
  31. 31 Mandarins Dole NOVA group 1
  32. 32 Mandarin oranges Freshona · 452g NOVA group 1
  33. 33 Apricot halves in fruit juice Essential Waitrose · 410 g NOVA group 1
  34. 34 Pear Slices in Juice Woolworths · 410 g NOVA group 1
  35. 35 Pineapple Tidbits in 100% pineapple juice Dole · 4 oz (113 g) NOVA group 1
  36. 36 Peach slices in juice Aldi · 411g NOVA group 1
  37. 37 Fruit Cocktail Great Value · 425 g NOVA group 1
  38. 38 Peach in juice 13 g NOVA group 1
  39. 39 MANDARINS in juice Nature's Finest NOVA group 1

Processed food (11)

  1. 40 Compot Apricots in Light Syrup Fresh & Easy · 425ml NOVA group 3
  2. 41 Aprikoser i halvor i sockerlag Eldorado · 410 g (230 g) NOVA group 3
  3. 42 Dark Sweet Cherries In Heavy Syrup Oregon Fruit Products · 15 oz (425 g) NOVA group 3
  4. 43 Woolworths stoneless black cherries in syrup Woolworths NOVA group 3
  5. 44 Fruit Mix in Extra Light Syrup Mission Pride · 425g NOVA group 3
  6. 45 Peach slices in light syrup Lidl · 410g NOVA group 3
  7. 46 Peach Slices in Light Syrup Everyday Essentials · 411 g NOVA group 3
  8. 47 Mango Slices in Syrup Sainsbury’s · 425g NOVA group 3
  9. 48 Lychees in light syrup Summer Pride · 425 g NOVA group 3
  10. 49 Red Grapefruit In Extra Light Syrup Del Monte · 7 oz NOVA group 3
  11. 50 Prunes in juice Nature's Finest · 700 g NOVA group 3

Ultra-processed food (28)

  1. 51 Pears Oregon Trail · 425g NOVA group 4
  2. 52 Sliced Peaches Del Monte · 425 g NOVA group 4
  3. 53 Mandarin oranges in 100% fruit juice Del Monte Foods NOVA group 4
  4. 54 Fruit Cocktail NOVA group 4
  5. 55 Peach Halves in Grape Juice Freshona · 810g NOVA group 4
  6. 56 Apricot halves in fruit juice Sainsbury's NOVA group 4
  7. 57 Apricot Halves In Juice Tesco NOVA group 4
  8. 58 Mango in juice Dole · 4 113g NOVA group 4
  9. 59 Peaches Bettergoods NOVA group 4
  10. 60 Pineapple Spears Member's Mark · 42 oz NOVA group 4
  11. 61 Diced Pears In 100% Fruit Juice Dole NOVA group 4
  12. 62 Tropical Gold Premium Pineapple Dole · 432g NOVA group 4
  13. 63 Pear Quarters In Juice Tesco · 410 g NOVA group 4
  14. 64 Dole Fruit In Juice, Peaches Pfirsich Dole · 113 g NOVA group 4
  15. 65 Pear Halves in refined fruit juice Sainsbury's · 411g NOVA group 4
  16. 66 Peach Slices with juice imp Princes · 410 g NOVA group 4
  17. 67 Peach Slices in Light Syrup Summer Pride · 411g NOVA group 4
  18. 68 Peach Slices Hubbards NOVA group 4
  19. 69 diced peaches Dole · 452g NOVA group 4
  20. 70 Fruit Cocktail in Grape Juice Freshona · 410 g NOVA group 4
  21. 71 Fruktcocktail Eldorado · 825 g NOVA group 4
  22. 72 Mango in juice Nature's Finest · 400 g NOVA group 4
  23. 73 Fruit Cocktail in Juice Aldi · 411 g NOVA group 4
  24. 74 Whole Berry Cranberry Sauce Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. · 14 oz NOVA group 4
  25. 75 Jellied Cranberry Sauce Ocean Spray · 14oz NOVA group 4
  26. 76 Cocktail cherries NOVA group 4
  27. 77 Maraschino Cherries in Extra Heavy Syrup No Name · 375 mL NOVA group 4
  28. 78 Peach Preserves Smucker's · 361 g NOVA group 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.