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Frozen mixed vegetables, from least to most processed

We track 29 frozen mixed vegetables, 10% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Steamfresh family favourite mix.

What makes frozen mixed vegetables ultra-processed

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

Unprocessed or minimally processed (18)

  1. 1 Steamfresh family favourite mix Birds Eye · 4 x 135g 1
  2. 2 Pepper & Onion Blend Great Value · 20 oz 1
  3. 3 steamfresh sunshine mix Birds Eye · 540 g 1
  4. 4 Ärter, majs & paprika Axfood · 1 kg 1
  5. 5 Eldorado Ärter, majs & paprika Axfood · 1 kg 1
  6. 6 Mixed Vegetables Freshona · 1 kg 1
  7. 7 Chargrilled mediterranean vegetables Sainsbury's 1
  8. 8 Mixed Vegetables Four Seasons 1
  9. 9 Mixed Vegetables Great Value · 12 oz 1
  10. 10 Eldorado Sommargrönsaker Axfood · 1 kg 1
  11. 11 Freshona Sommargrönsaker Freshona · 1 000 g 1
  12. 12 Country mixed vegetables Freshona · 1kg 1
  13. 13 Riced Veggies Cauliflower Medley Green Giant · 10 oz 1
  14. 14 Wokmix Eldorado · 1 kg 1
  15. 15 Wokgrönsaker ICA Basic · 1kg 1
  16. 16 Wok Asia Garant · 500 g 1
  17. 17 Asian Vegetable Mix Bio Inside · 400g 1
  18. 18 Asian Stir Fry Mix Four Seasons Gourmet Foods · 750g 1

Processed food (8)

  1. 19 Mélange Wok Freshona · 1000 g 3
  2. 20 Findus Klassisk blandning Ärter, majs & paprika Findus · 600 g 3
  3. 21 Findus World Selection Wok Classic Big Pack Findus · 900 g 3
  4. 22 Fire Roasted Vegetable Mélange PuraVida 3
  5. 23 Wok Classic Style Findus 3
  6. 24 Stir Fry Vegetable Mix Tesco · 600 g 3
  7. 25 Chargrilled veg Morrison’s · 500 g 3
  8. 26 Mediterranean veg Tesco 3

Ultra-processed food (3)

  1. 27 Stir Fry Greens Strong Roots · 425g 4
  2. 28 Chicken Tikka Biryani Iceland · 750g 4
  3. 29 Mixed root vegetable fries 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.