Crustaceans, from least to most processed

We track 38 crustaceans, 39% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Tesco Cooked and peeled king Prawns.

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What makes crustaceans ultra-processed

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

Unprocessed or minimally processed (4)

  1. 1 Tesco Cooked and peeled king Prawns Tesco NOVA group 1
  2. 2 Ocean Sea Greenland Prawns Lidl · 900g NOVA group 1
  3. 3 BIO-Garnelen Black Tiger Followfisch · 256g NOVA group 1
  4. 4 Seafood Selection Marks & Spencer · 300 g NOVA group 1

Processed food (19)

  1. 5 King Prawns Lidl · 180 g NOVA group 3
  2. 6 Cooked Jumbo King Prawns Tesco finest NOVA group 3
  3. 7 Organic King Prawns Tesco NOVA group 3
  4. 8 Cooked & Peeled King Prawns Seachill · 150g NOVA group 3
  5. 9 King Prawns Cooked & Peeled Co Op · 150 g NOVA group 3
  6. 10 North atlantic large prawns The fish Monger · 275g NOVA group 3
  7. 11 Large King Prawns Sainsbury’s · 150g NOVA group 3
  8. 12 Marinated Basil King Prawns & Tomatoes M&s Food · 135 g NOVA group 3
  9. 13 Chargrilled Garlic, Chilli & Paprika King Prawns Marks & Spencers · 130 g NOVA group 3
  10. 14 Chilli and Coriander Honduran King Prawns M&S Food · 100 g NOVA group 3
  11. 15 King Prawns with Tomato, Oregano & Feta The Fishmonger NOVA group 3
  12. 16 King Prawns in Creamy Pesto Sauce Aldi NOVA group 3
  13. 17 Chilli & coriander king prawns M&S · 130g NOVA group 3
  14. 18 Chilli and Coriander King Prawns Sainsbury's · 150g NOVA group 3
  15. 19 Luxury Orkney Crab Terrine Castle Maclellan · 100 g NOVA group 3
  16. 20 Prawn Cocktail Sainsbury's · 170g NOVA group 3
  17. 21 Prawn cocktail Tesco NOVA group 3
  18. 22 King Prawns Stamford Street Co. NOVA group 3
  19. 23 Räkor Royal Greenland · 170 NOVA group 3

Ultra-processed food (15)

  1. 24 Nordhavsräkor Nautica · 400 g / 200 g varav 200 g är räkor NOVA group 4
  2. 25 Breaded Wholetail Scampi Ocean Sea NOVA group 4
  3. 26 Breaded Wholetail Scampi The Fishmonger · 250 g NOVA group 4
  4. 27 King Prawns in a Thai Green Curry Aldi · 138 g NOVA group 4
  5. 28 Paella with Chicken, King Prawns & Chorizo Charlie Bigham’s · 800g NOVA group 4
  6. 29 Scampi Bites Whitby Seafoods NOVA group 4
  7. 30 Crevettes dans de l'huile au piment Chef Select · 100 g NOVA group 4
  8. 31 Wholetail SCAMPI WHITBY seafoods NOVA group 4
  9. 32 Jumbo Wholetail Scampi Young's · 230g NOVA group 4
  10. 33 Klassisk Räksmörgås Picknick Sverige AB · 320g NOVA group 4
  11. 34 Tempura prawns Tesco NOVA group 4
  12. 35 Tempura Shrimp Kirkland · 1.07 kg NOVA group 4
  13. 36 Scampi NOVA group 4
  14. 37 Young's Scampi Young's · 220 g NOVA group 4
  15. 38 crab meat Kingfisher · 145g 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.