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Frozen French fries to roast, from least to most processed

We track 9 frozen French fries to roast, 67% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Root Vegetable fries.

What makes frozen French fries to roast ultra-processed

The signs of ultra-processing found most often, and the share of frozen French fries to roast that contain each:

Unprocessed or minimally processed (1)

  1. 1 Root Vegetable fries Trader Joe's · 16 oz 1

Processed food (2)

  1. 2 Naked Oven Chips McCain · 750 g 3
  2. 3 taste the difference chunky maris piper chips Sainsbury's · 1.2kg 3

Ultra-processed food (6)

  1. 4 Frites M&s Food 4
  2. 5 Homestyle Chips Harvest Basket · 1kg 4
  3. 6 French fries Four Seasons Gourmet Foods · 1 kg 4
  4. 7 Potato wedges Harvest Basket 4
  5. 8 French Fries Tesco · 1.5kg 4
  6. 9 Sweet potatoes Strong Roots · 500 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.