Is it ultra-processed?
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Fried rice, from least to most processed

We track 10 fried rice, 80% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is egg fried rice.

What makes fried rice ultra-processed

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

Processed food (2)

  1. 1 egg fried rice Ben’s Original · 250g 3
  2. 2 Egg Fried Rice Ben's · 250g 3

Ultra-processed food (8)

  1. 3 Egg Fried Rice Tesco 4
  2. 4 Sainsbury's Egg Fried Rice Sainsbury's 4
  3. 5 Egg Fried Rice Waitrose 4
  4. 6 Egg Fried Microwave Rice Taste of · 250 g 4
  5. 7 Classic Egg Fried Rice Worldwide Foods · 250 g 4
  6. 8 Egg fried Morrisons · 250 g 4
  7. 9 Vegetable Fried Rice Trader Joe's · 16 oz 4
  8. 10 Riz Cantonais Express Uncle Ben's · 250 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.