Chia, from least to most processed

We track 41 chia, 5% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Whole Chia Seeds.

What makes chia ultra-processed

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

Unprocessed or minimally processed (37)

  1. 1 Whole Chia Seeds Alesto · 200g NOVA group 1
  2. 2 Chia Seeds MAYORGA organics · 3 lb (1.36 kg) NOVA group 1
  3. 3 Organic Chia Seeds Better Body Foods · 2 lbs NOVA group 1
  4. 4 Chia Seeds Tesco · 500g NOVA group 1
  5. 5 Chia Seeds Great Value Organic · 32 oz NOVA group 1
  6. 6 Whole Chia Seeds Bob's Red Mill · 12 oz NOVA group 1
  7. 7 Organic Chia Seed Trader Joe's · 340 g NOVA group 1
  8. 8 Chia Seeds Simply Nature · 12 oz (340 g) NOVA group 1
  9. 9 semințe chia SanoVita · 200 g NOVA group 1
  10. 10 Quinoa Laila · 300g NOVA group 1
  11. 11 Chia (Salvia hispanica) Seeds Bradbury's · 200g NOVA group 1
  12. 12 Chia Seeds Elan · 8.8 oz NOVA group 1
  13. 13 Organic Chia Seeds Nature's Intent · 48 oz NOVA group 1
  14. 14 Chia Seed Chia Co · 453g NOVA group 1
  15. 15 Chia Seeds Waitrose & Partners NOVA group 1
  16. 16 Chia Seed Badia · 22 oz NOVA group 1
  17. 17 Organic Chia Seeds Volupta · 64 oz NOVA group 1
  18. 18 Whole Chia Seeds Linwoods · 10 x 20 g NOVA group 1
  19. 19 Organic Chia Nature's Earthly Choice · 48 oz NOVA group 1
  20. 20 Organic Chia Seeds Kirkland Signature NOVA group 1
  21. 21 chiafrön Salliselta · 800 g NOVA group 1
  22. 22 Chiafrön Arimex · 200 g NOVA group 1
  23. 23 Chia Shaker The Chia Company · 230 g NOVA group 1
  24. 24 Milled Chia Seeds The Foodie Market · 200g NOVA group 1
  25. 25 Milled chia seeds Lidl · 200 g NOVA group 1
  26. 26 Organic Chia Seeds Navitas Organics · 227 g NOVA group 1
  27. 27 chia whole-entier white-blanc PRANA Organic-Bio · 300g NOVA group 1
  28. 28 Chia Seeds Trevi Ssan · 1400g NOVA group 1
  29. 29 Chiafrön ICA · 750g NOVA group 1
  30. 30 Eko Chiafrön Go Green · 270 g NOVA group 1
  31. 31 Chia Seeds The Foodie Market · 200g NOVA group 1
  32. 32 Milled Chia Seeds Linwoods · 200 g NOVA group 1
  33. 33 Chia Seeds Asda · 150g NOVA group 1
  34. 34 Whole Trilogy Health Seeds Flax · Chia · Hemp Badia · 21 oz NOVA group 1
  35. 35 Breakfast Boost Good4u · 130 grams NOVA group 1
  36. 36 Organic chia seeds black Made With · 340g NOVA group 1
  37. 37 Chia seeds NOVA group 1

Processed culinary ingredient (1)

  1. 38 Omega Mix Holland & Barrett · 500g NOVA group 2

Processed food (1)

  1. 39 Chiafrö & Havssalt Friggs · 130 g NOVA group 3

Ultra-processed food (2)

  1. 40 Chia + chocolate Naturya · 175 g NOVA group 4
  2. 41 Overnight Chia with Oats berry fairy Prana Organic · 5 x 50 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.