Is it ultra-processed?
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Green lentils, from least to most processed

We track 18 green lentils, 50% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Whole foods market, green lentils.

What makes green lentils ultra-processed

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

Unprocessed or minimally processed (5)

  1. 1 Whole foods market, green lentils Whole Foods Market 1
  2. 2 Green Lentils Dakota's Pride · 16oz 1
  3. 3 Ekologiska Gröna Linser I Love ECO · 400g 1
  4. 4 Green Lentils In Water Sainsburys SO Organic · 380 g 1
  5. 5 Green lentils Biona · 400 g 1

Processed food (4)

  1. 6 Microwave Green Speckled Lentils M&S Food · 250 g 3
  2. 7 Puy Lentils & French green lentils Merchant Gourmet · 250 g 3
  3. 8 GOSH! Aloo Tikki Bites Gosh · 171 g 3
  4. 9 Green Lentils in Water Tesco · 390 g 3

Ultra-processed food (9)

  1. 10 Tomatoey French Lentils Merchant Gourmet · 250g 4
  2. 11 green lentils in water Sainsbury's · 400g 4
  3. 12 Green lentils in water Four seasons 4
  4. 13 Green Lentils in Water Freshona · 235g 4
  5. 14 Green Lentils in Water Asda · 390g 4
  6. 15 Lentils in water Essential Waitrose · 400g 4
  7. 16 Green lentils Mark's and Spencer · 265 g 4
  8. 17 Taste of Gorgeous Green Lidl · 250g 4
  9. 18 Green Lentils Ocado · 252g (drained) 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.