Groats, from least to most processed

We track 13 groats, 8% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Bulgur Wheat.

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What makes groats ultra-processed

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

Unprocessed or minimally processed (11)

  1. 1 Bulgur Wheat Tesco · 500g NOVA group 1
  2. 2 Bulgur Wheat Sainsbury's NOVA group 1
  3. 3 Bulgur Wheat Waitrose · 500g NOVA group 1
  4. 4 Buckwheat groats Plony Natury · 400 g NOVA group 1
  5. 5 Oat Bran Quaker · 625 g NOVA group 1
  6. 6 Grov & mörk Bulgur Sevan · 1 kg NOVA group 1
  7. 7 Bulgur wheat Asda NOVA group 1
  8. 8 Grovkrossad bulgur ICA · 1 kg NOVA group 1
  9. 9 Bulgar Wheat and Quinoa Mix Tesco · 300g NOVA group 1
  10. 10 Bulgur wheat with white & red quinoa Waitrose & Partners · 500 g NOVA group 1
  11. 11 Kasza Gryczana Melvit · 400g NOVA group 1

Processed food (1)

  1. 12 Chickpea & Bean Tagine Free and Easy NOVA group 3

Ultra-processed food (1)

  1. 13 Bulgur Paprika Zeina's · 250 g 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.