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Frozen ready-made meals, from least to most processed

We track 84 frozen ready-made meals, 69% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Fettuccine Alfredo.

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What makes frozen ready-made meals ultra-processed

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

Processed food (26)

  1. 1 Fettuccine Alfredo Trader Giotto's · 200g 3
  2. 2 3 Cheese Spinach & Artichoke Pasta Trader Joe's · 340 g 3
  3. 3 Pasta Bolognese Findus · 1100 g 3
  4. 4 Gluten Free Vegetable Lasagne Amy's Kitchen · 255g 3
  5. 5 Broccoli Gratäng Findus · 400g 3
  6. 6 Mexican Casserole Bowl Amy's · 9.5 oz 3
  7. 7 Five-Bean Chilli All Plants · 300g 3
  8. 8 Vegetable Yakisoba Ajinomoto · 54 oz 3
  9. 9 Cauliflower & Lentil Dahl Plants · 300g 3
  10. 10 Roasted Sweet Potato, Spinach & Feta Pie Higgidy 3
  11. 11 Salmon en croute Charlie Bigham's · 440g 3
  12. 12 Thai Pad Thai Amy's · 269 g 3
  13. 13 Wild Mushroom Pasta Tesco finest · 215g 3
  14. 14 Findus Dagens Lasagnette Findus · 380 g 3
  15. 15 Moroccan style chickpea and red pepper tangine deliciously Ella · 300g 3
  16. 16 Roasted Sweet Potato & Feta Pie Higgidy · 250g x1 3
  17. 17 Findus Dagens Pasta tortellini & Pesto rosso Findus · 380 g 3
  18. 18 Kimbap Korean Tofu and Vegetable Seaweed Rice Roll Trader Joe's · 230 g 3
  19. 19 Buddha Bowl Tattooed Chef · 9 oz 3
  20. 20 Korean Chicken with Noodles Asia Box · 320 g 3
  21. 21 Channa Masala Trader Joe's · 10 oz 3
  22. 22 Korean Sweet Potato Glass Noodles & Vegetable Stir Fry Trader Joe's · 10.05 oz (285 g) 3
  23. 23 Southwestern Style Chicken Quinoa Bowl Whole & Simple · 298g 3
  24. 24 Ristorante Pizza Vegetar 370g Dr.oetker Ristorante · 385g 3
  25. 25 Pasta med krämig ost- & skinksås Chef Select · 400g 3
  26. 26 Rich & Creamy Fish Pie Marks & Spencers · 400 g 3

Ultra-processed food (58)

  1. 27 Dumplings med Kyckling Orkla · 200 g 4
  2. 28 Burrito Cheddar Cheese Amy's · 6.0 oz 4
  3. 29 Vegetable Gyoza Aldi Inspired Cuisine · 12 240g 4
  4. 30 Findus Originalet Oxpytt Storpack Findus · 1500 g 4
  5. 31 Mexican Style Stir Fry Veg Mix Freshona · 750 g 4
  6. 32 Spicy Black Bean & Chicken Healthy Choice · 276g 4
  7. 33 Thai Vegetable Gyoza Trader Joe's · 454g 4
  8. 34 Mandarin Style Orange Chicken Bowl Trader Joe's · 13 oz (369 g) 4
  9. 35 Halloumi hotpot Felix · 370 g 4
  10. 36 Tagliatelle Chicken Findus · 1000 G 4
  11. 37 Chicken Chow Mein Tesco · 400g 4
  12. 38 Braised steak root mash S W 4
  13. 39 Green Chile Chicken Bowl Trader Joe's · 9.5 oz 4
  14. 40 Greek-Style Chicken Healthy Choice · 9.5 oz 4
  15. 41 Chicken Tikka Masala Trader Joe's · 8.5 oz (241g) 4
  16. 42 Power Bowls Cajun-Style Chicken & Sausage Healthy Choice · 1, 9.4oz 4
  17. 43 Dumplings med Grönsaker Orkla · 200 g 4
  18. 44 Culinea Nasi Goreng Chef Select · 750g 4
  19. 45 Ost- & broccolipaj Chef Select · 220 g 4
  20. 46 Vemondo Vegan Ready Meal Lentil Curry Lidl · 600 g 4
  21. 47 Findus Dagens Lövtunn bit Findus · 340 g 4
  22. 48 Curry Co-op · 370 g 4
  23. 49 Yakitori chicken and rice Slimming world 4
  24. 50 Beef Pasta Bolognese Myprotein · 350 g 4
  25. 51 Chilli Con Carne & Mexican Rice Charlie Bingham's · 840g 4
  26. 52 Chicken Enchiladas Realgood FOODS CO. · 9 oz 4
  27. 53 Three Cheese Cauliflower Pie Higgidy 4
  28. 54 Sweet Honey BBQ Pulled Pork Sainsbury's · 569 g 4
  29. 55 Fiskgratäng med räksås Coop · 350g 4
  30. 56 Cajun Chicken Pasta Myprotein · 550 g 4
  31. 57 Chicken Tikka Masala With Chickpea Pilau Rice Chef Select · 350g 4
  32. 58 Chicken Fried Rice Simply Steamers Healthy Choice · 10 oz 4
  33. 59 Garant Fiskgratäng med dillsås Axfood · 600 g 4
  34. 60 Dafgårds Ugnsrostad Kyckling Dafgårds · 390 g 4
  35. 61 Grilled Chicken Pesto & Vegetables Healthy Choice 4
  36. 62 6 Vegetable Spring Rolls Waitrose & Partners 4
  37. 63 Linguine bolognese Findus · 400 g 4
  38. 64 Dagens Fish & Chips Findus · 340 g 4
  39. 65 Matpaj Med Getost Och Spenat Garant · 220 g 4
  40. 66 Mac & Cheese Stouffer's · 12 oz 4

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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.