Frozen meals with meat, from least to most processed

We track 21 frozen meals with meat, 90% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Teriyaki Chicken Bowl.

What makes frozen meals with meat ultra-processed

The signs of ultra-processing found most often, and the share of frozen meals with meat that contain each:

Processed food (2)

  1. 1 Teriyaki Chicken Bowl Trader Joe's · 11.25 oz NOVA group 3
  2. 2 Lamb Biryani Cook · 275g NOVA group 3

Ultra-processed food (19)

  1. 3 Karins Lasange Dafgårds · 390 g NOVA group 4
  2. 4 Shiitake Mushroom Chicken Trader Ming's · 22 oz (1 lb 6 oz) 624 g NOVA group 4
  3. 5 Asia Box - Hoisin Chicken With Jasmine Rice Axfood · 350 g NOVA group 4
  4. 6 Spagetti Bolognese Dafgårds · 420 g NOVA group 4
  5. 7 THAI CUBE Red Curry Chicken with Jasmine Rice Kitchen Joy · 350 g NOVA group 4
  6. 8 Sweet Chili Chicken With Noodles - XLarge Asia Box · 500 g NOVA group 4
  7. 9 Sweet Honey BBQ Pulled Pork Sainsbury's · 569 g NOVA group 4
  8. 10 Krögarpytt Klassisk Felix · 1500 g NOVA group 4
  9. 11 Klassisk Krögarpytt Felix · 720 g NOVA group 4
  10. 12 Lasange Bolognese Coop · 400 g NOVA group 4
  11. 13 Quiche Lorraine - Matpaj med ost och bacon Garant · 220 g NOVA group 4
  12. 14 Cheeseburger Big AZ · 8.72 oz NOVA group 4
  13. 15 Spicy Sesame Chicken with Noodles Spicefield · 320 g NOVA group 4
  14. 16 Ostschnitzel Findus · 390 g NOVA group 4
  15. 17 Kycklingschnitzel med potatis Dafgård · 380 g NOVA group 4
  16. 18 Massaman curry Chicken with Jasmine rice Spicefield NOVA group 4
  17. 19 Asia Box - Red Curry Chicken with Jasmine Rice Axfood · 350 g NOVA group 4
  18. 20 Vårrullar Classic Daloon · 800 g NOVA group 4
  19. 21 Voila Chicken Bacon Ranch Mac & Cheese Skillet Birds Eye · 42 OZ 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.