Green teas, from least to most processed

We track 50 green teas, 34% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Organic Everyday Matcha.

What makes green teas ultra-processed

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

Unprocessed or minimally processed (32)

  1. 1 Organic Everyday Matcha Sencha Naturals · 12 oz NOVA group 1
  2. 2 Pure Green Tea 50 Tea Bags Tetley · 100 g NOVA group 1
  3. 3 Green tea Knightsbridge NOVA group 1
  4. 4 Pure Green Tea Twinings · 50g NOVA group 1
  5. 5 Organic pure green tea Clipper · 40 g NOVA group 1
  6. 6 matcha Perfect Ted · 30 g NOVA group 1
  7. 7 Green Tea Bigelow · 25g, 20 bags NOVA group 1
  8. 8 Green Tea - Tagged Bags Ahmad Tea London · 100pcs NOVA group 1
  9. 9 Metabolism Twinings · 40g NOVA group 1
  10. 10 Organic Pure Green Clipper · 80 2g bags NOVA group 1
  11. 11 Green Tea Tesco · 50 g, 20 bags NOVA group 1
  12. 12 Pure Green Tea Diplomat · 76g, 40 bags NOVA group 1
  13. 13 organic nettle tea infusion Clipper · 30g NOVA group 1
  14. 14 Organic decaf green tea Clipper · 80g NOVA group 1
  15. 15 Knightsbridge Decaffeinated Green Tea NOVA group 1
  16. 16 Matcha Green Tea Powder Trader Joe's NOVA group 1
  17. 17 Organic Green Tea Kirkland NOVA group 1
  18. 18 Culinary Matcha Powder Carrington Farms · 3.5 oz NOVA group 1
  19. 19 Green Tea, Organic Four O’Clock · 60 x 1.5 g, Net: 90 g NOVA group 1
  20. 20 Kung Markatta Grönt Te Kung Markatta NOVA group 1
  21. 21 Pin Ho Jade Les Jardins de Gaïa · 100 g NOVA group 1
  22. 22 china tea premium green tea China tea co. ltd. · 80 g NOVA group 1
  23. 23 Lemon green tea Twinings NOVA group 1
  24. 24 Green Tea Morrocan Mint Good Earth · 15 NOVA group 1
  25. 25 Lemon Green Tea Tetley · 100 g NOVA group 1
  26. 26 Matcha Green Tea Energy Blend Green Foods · 5.5 oz NOVA group 1
  27. 27 Organic Japanese Genmaicha Green Tea with Roasted Brown Rice Clearspring · 20x1.8g NOVA group 1
  28. 28 Renée Voltaire Matcha Green Tea Powder Grade A Renée Voltaire · 30 g NOVA group 1
  29. 29 Oi Ocha Unsweetened Green Tea Ito En · 500 mL NOVA group 1
  30. 30 Bold Green Tea Itoen NOVA group 1
  31. 31 Organic Zen Green Tea Tazo · 1 tea bag NOVA group 1
  32. 32 Green Tea with Ginger Bigelow NOVA group 1

Processed food (1)

  1. 33 Teh kotak teh melati Ultrajaya · 300ml NOVA group 3

Ultra-processed food (17)

  1. 34 Grön te Vanilj Garant · 30 g NOVA group 4
  2. 35 Mint Green Tea Twinings NOVA group 4
  3. 36 Twinings apple & pear green tea Twinings · 40 g NOVA group 4
  4. 37 Green Lemon Tea Knightsbridge · 76g NOVA group 4
  5. 38 Super Green Tea Boost with Vitamin B6 Tetley · 40 g NOVA group 4
  6. 39 Healthy Energy Apple Raspberry Perfect ted · 250 ml NOVA group 4
  7. 40 Super Green Matcha with Green Tea Twinings NOVA group 4
  8. 41 Strawberry Cucumber And Aloe Vera Tea Diplomat NOVA group 4
  9. 42 Green Energy Yogi Tea · 17 NOVA group 4
  10. 43 Green Tea AriZona · 11.5 FL OZ (340mL) NOVA group 4
  11. 44 Celsius Fizz-Free Peach Mango Green Tea Celsius · 12oz NOVA group 4
  12. 45 Green ice tea mint&lemon Lipton · 500ml NOVA group 4
  13. 46 Green Tea with Ginseng and Honey Arizona · 22 fl oz - 650 ml NOVA group 4
  14. 47 Green Tea Pomegranate Oishi · 500ml NOVA group 4
  15. 48 Diet Green Tea with Citrus Kirkland · 35 x 16.9 fl oz NOVA group 4
  16. 49 c2 apple 455ml C2 · 1.06 - 2.20 NOVA group 4
  17. 50 Green Tea Zero Sugar Lipton · 16.9 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.