Is it ultra-processed?
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Kimchi, from least to most processed

We track 20 kimchi, 20% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Kimchi.

What makes kimchi ultra-processed

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

Processed food (16)

  1. 1 Kimchi Vadasz · 400g 3
  2. 2 Kimchi original Risberg · 215 g 3
  3. 3 Korean Kimchi Yutaka · 200 g 3
  4. 4 Femented Kimchi Loving Foods · 500g 3
  5. 5 Vegansk Kimchi Nandin · 350g 3
  6. 6 Super-Beet Kimchi Vadasz · 400g 3
  7. 7 Kimchi Sun Hee · 190g 3
  8. 8 Kimchi Cleveland Kitchen · 454g 3
  9. 9 Classic Kimchi Mrs Elswood 3
  10. 10 Kimchi Spicy Cleveland Kitchen · 16 oz 3
  11. 11 Organic kimchi Biona Organic · 350g (drained weight 220g) 3
  12. 12 Baxter’s kimchi Baxters · 300g 3
  13. 13 Seoul Kimchi Original Lucky Foods · 396 g 3
  14. 14 Cut Cabbage Kimchi Chongga · 300 g, 10.58 oz 3
  15. 15 Fermented Classic Kimchi (Chilli & Garlic) M&S Food 3
  16. 16 Spicy Fermented Napa Cabbage Trader Joe's · 300g 10.58oz 3

Ultra-processed food (4)

  1. 17 Young Radish Leaves Kimchi Jongga · 500 g 4
  2. 18 Kimchi Stir-Fried Kimchi Cabbage Jongga · 160 gram 4
  3. 19 Kimchi Wang · 410 g 4
  4. 20 Sliced Napa Cabbage Kimchi Bibigo · 150 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.