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Honey-based preparations, from least to most processed

We track 11 honey-based preparations, 27% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is no sugar added Apple Butter.

What makes honey-based preparations ultra-processed

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

Unprocessed or minimally processed (1)

  1. 1 no sugar added Apple Butter Dull’s · 17 oz 1

Processed culinary ingredient (3)

  1. 2 Squeezy Honey Grandessa · 340 g 2
  2. 3 Manuka Honey Egmont Honey 2
  3. 4 Pure Honey Liquid Atlantic Gold · 250g 2

Processed food (4)

  1. 5 Littleover Organic Clear Wildflower Honey Littleover Apiaries Ltd · 340 g 3
  2. 6 Essex Borage Honey Marks & Spencer 3
  3. 7 Hot Honey Global Brands · 170 g 3
  4. 8 Hot Honey Mike's · 12 oz 3

Ultra-processed food (3)

  1. 9 Flytande honung med citronsmak Coop · 350g 4
  2. 10 Honey Roast Creamy Peanut & Honey Spread Peter Pan · 16.3 OZ, 462g, 1.02Lb 4
  3. 11 Concord grape superfood fruit spread Smash · 8 oz 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.