Dried vegetables, from least to most processed

We track 47 dried vegetables, 9% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Organic Soft & Chewy Sweet Potato Sticks.

What makes dried vegetables ultra-processed

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

Unprocessed or minimally processed (5)

  1. 1 Organic Soft & Chewy Sweet Potato Sticks The SnakYard · 17 oz NOVA group 1
  2. 2 Organic Chopped Onion Kirkland Signature · 320 g NOVA group 1
  3. 3 Sun Dried Tomatoes Julienne-Cut Bella Sun Luci · 3.5 oz NOVA group 1
  4. 4 Sun-dried tomato Tesco NOVA group 1
  5. 5 Sun Dried Tomatoes With Italian Basil Bella Sun Luci · 85g NOVA group 1

Processed food (38)

  1. 6 Sun-Dried Tomatoes 1001 Delights · 250 g NOVA group 3
  2. 7 Soltorkade ätklara tomater ICA · 80 g NOVA group 3
  3. 8 Sun-Dried Tomatoes with sea salt Italiamo · 100 g NOVA group 3
  4. 9 Sun-Dried Tomato Antipasto Sainsbury's · 168g drained NOVA group 3
  5. 10 Italian mozzarella balls and marinated semi-dried tomatoes Marks & Spencers · 200g NOVA group 3
  6. 11 Sundried tomatoes Waitrose · 280 g NOVA group 3
  7. 12 Sun Dried Tomato Puree with Oil, Herbs and Spices Gia · 80 g NOVA group 3
  8. 13 Balsamic Sun-Dried Tomato Paste Belazu · 130g NOVA group 3
  9. 14 Soltorkade Tomater Fontana · 100 g NOVA group 3
  10. 15 pomodori secchi a filetti Polli NOVA group 3
  11. 16 Soltorkade tomater Änglamark · 190/95g NOVA group 3
  12. 17 Julienne Sliced Sun Dried Tomatoes in Olive Oil Trader Joe's · 8.5 oz NOVA group 3
  13. 18 Semi-Dried Datterini Tomatoes Odysea · 160g (Drained) NOVA group 3
  14. 19 Semi-Dried Marinated Tomatoes with Basil & Garlic M&s Food NOVA group 3
  15. 20 pomodori secchi a cubetti Garant · 290 g NOVA group 3
  16. 21 Sun-dried tomato paste Sainsbury's · 90g NOVA group 3
  17. 22 Sundried Tomatoes Neri · 1 l NOVA group 3
  18. 23 Sweet & Juicy Sun Drenched Tomatoes with a Basil Oil Dressing Waitrose · 150g NOVA group 3
  19. 24 Soltorkade tomater ICA NOVA group 3
  20. 25 California Sundried Tomatoes Bella Sun Luci · 992 g NOVA group 3
  21. 26 pomodori secchi a filetti Garant · 290g NOVA group 3
  22. 27 Pomodori secchi Monte Castello · 970 g NOVA group 3
  23. 28 Sundried Tomatoes Italian Antipasti Aldi · 280g NOVA group 3
  24. 29 Sundried tomatoes Marks & Spencers NOVA group 3
  25. 30 Sun Dried Tomatoes Melis · 300g NOVA group 3
  26. 31 Sundried Tomatoes Tesco · 170g NOVA group 3
  27. 32 Sundried Tomatoes AntiPasti Aldi Deli · 280 g NOVA group 3
  28. 33 sun-dried tomatoes Sainsbury's SO Organic · 280 g NOVA group 3
  29. 34 Chargrilled artichoke antipasti Sainsbury's · 160g NOVA group 3
  30. 35 Ekologiska soltorkade tomater Garant · 290 g (155 g) NOVA group 3
  31. 36 Soltorkade tomater Coop · 285/145 g NOVA group 3
  32. 37 Soltorkade Tomater Sumac Vefa · 280 g NOVA group 3
  33. 38 Sundried tomatoes Polli · 2 x 60 g NOVA group 3
  34. 39 Sun-Dried Tomatoes Asda · 280 g NOVA group 3
  35. 40 Sundried Tomatoes By Sainsbury's Sainsbury's NOVA group 3
  36. 41 Sundried Tomatoes NOVA group 3
  37. 42 Sundried tomato antipasti Tesco · 535 g NOVA group 3
  38. 43 Morrisons Sundried Tomatoes Morrisons NOVA group 3

Ultra-processed food (4)

  1. 44 PICKLE-LICIOUS PICKLE FLAVORED CUCUMBER CRISPS Original DJ&A · 200 g NOVA group 4
  2. 45 Sour Cream & Chive Protein Mix Holland & Barrett · 210g NOVA group 4
  3. 46 Garden herbs & Spices Maggi NOVA group 4
  4. 47 Smokehouse BBQ Eatz · 120g 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.