Cod fillets, from least to most processed

We track 18 cod fillets, 72% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Fina fileer av torsk.

What makes cod fillets ultra-processed

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

Unprocessed or minimally processed (4)

  1. 1 Fina fileer av torsk Findus · 375 g NOVA group 1
  2. 2 Fina filéer av Torskfilé Findus · 3 x 125g NOVA group 1
  3. 3 Organic sour cream Trader Joes · 16 OZ (1LB) 454g NOVA group 1
  4. 4 Cod Fillets With Potato & Pea Crush M&S Foods NOVA group 1

Processed food (1)

  1. 5 Cod Fillet Fishcakes M&s Food · 170 g NOVA group 3

Ultra-processed food (13)

  1. 6 Breaded 2 cod fillets Sainsbury's NOVA group 4
  2. 7 Crunchy breaded 4 cod fillets Sainsbury's NOVA group 4
  3. 8 Breaded Cod Fillets by Sainsbury's Sainsbury's NOVA group 4
  4. 9 Sprödbakad Torskfile Garant · 360 g NOVA group 4
  5. 10 Extra Large Battered Cod Fillets Aldi · 460 g NOVA group 4
  6. 11 Breaded Cod Donegal Catch · 4 NOVA group 4
  7. 12 Breaded Chunky Cod Fillet Russells NOVA group 4
  8. 13 Breaded Cod Fillets BirdsEye · 4 NOVA group 4
  9. 14 Lightly dusted cod Waitrose · 270g NOVA group 4
  10. 15 Breaded Cod Fillet Ocean Sea NOVA group 4
  11. 16 BirdsEye Birds Eye · 440g NOVA group 4
  12. 17 Gastro Tempura Battered Cod Fillets Youngs Chip Shop NOVA group 4
  13. 18 Youngs Chip Shop Cod 4pk Young's 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.