Is it ultra-processed?
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Lamb meat, from least to most processed

We track 11 lamb meat, 45% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Lamb leg strak.

What makes lamb meat ultra-processed

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

Unprocessed or minimally processed (2)

  1. 1 Lamb leg strak Tesco · 300g 1
  2. 2 Ground Lamb Never Any! · 16 oz 1

Processed food (4)

  1. 3 Slow Cooked Lamb Kleftico Waitrose · 809 3
  2. 4 Lamb Biryani Cook · 275g 3
  3. 5 Slow cooked lamb shoulder with garlic & rosemary jus Tesco · 400g 3
  4. 6 Lamb Moussaka Sainsbury's · 400g 3

Ultra-processed food (5)

  1. 7 Slow Cooked Tender British Lamb Sholder Marks & Spencer · 387g 4
  2. 8 Minted lamb kebabs Fire pit tesco 4
  3. 9 Lamb shanks Sainsbury's 4
  4. 10 Minted Lamb Kebabs Coop 4
  5. 11 Lamb Stock Knorr (UK) · 1pcs 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.