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Dates and their products, from least to most processed

We track 39 dates and their products, 38% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Pitted Dates.

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What makes dates and their products ultra-processed

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

Unprocessed or minimally processed (18)

  1. 1 Pitted Dates Aldi · 500 g 1
  2. 2 Organic Sun-Dried Dates Pitted Deglet Nour Sunny Fruit · 48 oz 1
  3. 3 Medjool Dates Sun Date · 907 g 1
  4. 4 Medjool Dates Natural Delights · 24 oz 1
  5. 5 Medjool Dates TESCO finest · 500g 1
  6. 6 Organic Date Syrup imp Biona · 350 g 1
  7. 7 Medjool Dates Sainsbury's 1
  8. 8 SO Organic Dates Sainsbury's SO Organic 1
  9. 9 18 Medjool Dates M&S Collection · 330G 1
  10. 10 Dattel Sirup Basra · 450g 1
  11. 11 Organic Pitted Medjool Dates Trader Joe's · 340g 1
  12. 12 Medjool dates Sun lovin Dates · .32 oz 1
  13. 13 Fresh Medjool Dates Natural Delights · 454 g 1
  14. 14 Organic medjool dates Joolies · 9 oz 1
  15. 15 Pitted Dates Mariani · 32 oz 1
  16. 16 Dadelsirap Zeina's · 450 g 1
  17. 17 Chopped dates Whitworths · 250g 1
  18. 18 Ekologiska Torkade Dadlar Garant · 200 g 1

Processed food (6)

  1. 19 Dazzling Dates Whitworths · 300g 3
  2. 20 What a Date Orange Peel - Snack Pack What a Date · 50 g 3
  3. 21 Coconut Date Rolls Del Real Inc. 3
  4. 22 Cacao & Almond Energy Ball Deliciously Ella · 40g 3
  5. 23 M&S Pitted dates Marks & Spencer · 250 g 3
  6. 24 Dates salty liquorice Dave & Jon's · 125 g 3

Ultra-processed food (15)

  1. 25 Dried Fruit & Nut Bars With Natural Flavouring Lotus · 4 x 35g 4
  2. 26 raw fruit & nut bar Lotus · 4 x 35g 4
  3. 27 Date Bites Peanut & Cocoa Alesto · 100 g 4
  4. 28 Dates salted caramel peanuts Dave & Jon's · 125g 4
  5. 29 Cacao and Orange Protein Balls Alesto · 45 g 4
  6. 30 Dates Cinnamon Bun Dave & Jon's · 125 g 4
  7. 31 Chokladboll Dadlar Dave & Jon's · 125g 4
  8. 32 Finest Tunisian Dates 200 g 4
  9. 33 Dadlar, salt kola Garant · 125 g 4
  10. 34 Dadlar Sour Cola Dave & Jon's · 125g 4
  11. 35 Dadlar Fizzy Berries Dave & Jon's · 125 g 4
  12. 36 Dates Sour Watermelon Dave & Jon's · 125g 4
  13. 37 Dadlar Supersur Ananas/Citron Dave & Jon's · 125g 4
  14. 38 Dadlar Dave & Jon's · 125g 4
  15. 39 Dadlar Peacemärke Dave & Jon's · 125 g 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.