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Green peas, from least to most processed

We track 36 green peas, 39% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is garden peas.

What makes green peas ultra-processed

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

Unprocessed or minimally processed (17)

  1. 1 garden peas Birds Eye · 800g 1
  2. 2 Garden Peas Grower's Harvest 1
  3. 3 Petits Pois Birdseye 1
  4. 4 Garden Peas Stamford Street Co · 850g 1
  5. 5 Garden Peas Asda Smart Price · 300g 1
  6. 6 Garden Peas Sainsbury's · 920g 1
  7. 7 Sweet Peas Birds Eye · 10 oz 1
  8. 8 Garden Peas Dunnes Stores · 1080g 1
  9. 9 Ärter Eldorado · 1 kg 1
  10. 10 Garden Peas in Water Everyday Essentials 1
  11. 11 Garden Peas in Water Aldi · 290g (drained 175g) 1
  12. 12 Garden peas Tesco · 290 g 1
  13. 13 British garden peas in water Sainsbury's · 185 g 1
  14. 14 Garden peas Freshona · 265 g 1
  15. 15 Garden peas Waitrose · 300g 1
  16. 16 Garden Peas Batchelors · 400 g 1
  17. 17 Great Value Organic Sweet Peas No Salt Added, 15 Oz Great Value 1

Processed food (5)

  1. 18 Sweet Peas Del Monte · 425g 3
  2. 19 Tender Peas Le Sieur · 398 g 3
  3. 20 Very Young Small Sweet Peas Le Sueur · NET WT. 15 OZ (425g) 3
  4. 21 Peas & Carrots No Name · 398 mL 3
  5. 22 Gastro Greens M&S · 210g 3

Ultra-processed food (14)

  1. 23 Mushy Peas Co-op 4
  2. 24 BIGGA Dried Peas Batchelors · 250g 4
  3. 25 British Mushy Peas Tesco · 300 g 4
  4. 26 Original Mushy Peas Batchelors · 300g 4
  5. 27 Mushy Chip Shop Batchelors 4
  6. 28 Mushy Peas Aldi · 300g 4
  7. 29 Mushy peas Freshona · 300 g 4
  8. 30 Mushy peas Hubbards 4
  9. 31 Marrowfat Bigga Peas Batchelors · 300 g Net 180 g Drained 4
  10. 32 Marrowfat peas Four Seasons 4
  11. 33 Farrows Marrowfat Processed Peas 300g Farrow's · 300g 4
  12. 34 Just Essentials Mushy Peas Asda · 300g 4
  13. 35 Mushy Peas Sainsbury's · 300 4
  14. 36 Marrow fat peas Tesco · 180 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.