Lentil soups, from least to most processed

We track 23 lentil soups, 30% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Lentil Soup.

What makes lentil soups ultra-processed

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

Processed food (16)

  1. 1 Lentil Soup Amy's · 14.5 oz (411 g) NOVA group 3
  2. 2 Lentil Soup Amy's Organic Soups · 14.5 oz NOVA group 3
  3. 3 Organic lentil veggie soup Amy's NOVA group 3
  4. 4 Lentil Vegetable Soup Amy's · 14.5 oz NOVA group 3
  5. 5 Lentil & Vegetable Soup Sprague Cannery · 398 mL NOVA group 3
  6. 6 Lentil & Veg Organic Soup Sprague · 8 x NOVA group 3
  7. 7 Organic Lentil Vegetable Soup Trader Joe's NOVA group 3
  8. 8 Tomato & Lentil Specially Selected · 600 g NOVA group 3
  9. 9 Spicy Lentil Soup Suma · 400 g NOVA group 3
  10. 10 Tomato and lentil Aldi · 600g NOVA group 3
  11. 11 thai Green vegetables Tideford Organics NOVA group 3
  12. 12 Indian Lentil & Spinach Dhal Tideford Organics NOVA group 3
  13. 13 Lentil Spinach Dhal Soup Tideford · 600g NOVA group 3
  14. 14 rustic vegetable soup Yorkshire provender · 560g NOVA group 3
  15. 15 Organic Vegetable Lentil Soup Pacific Foods · 16.3 oz 463g NOVA group 3
  16. 16 Lentil Soup with Ancient Grains Trader Joe's · 20 oz NOVA group 3

Ultra-processed food (7)

  1. 17 Smoky Lentil & Red Pepper Soup Tesco Plant Chef · 400g NOVA group 4
  2. 18 Lentil Soup Progresso · 538 g NOVA group 4
  3. 19 Lentil Soup heinz Heinz · 400 g NOVA group 4
  4. 20 Lentil & Smoked Bacon New Covent Garden Soup Co · 2 x 280 g NOVA group 4
  5. 21 Mediterranean-Style Lentil Progresso · 19 oz NOVA group 4
  6. 22 Tesco lentil & bacon soup Tesco · 400g NOVA group 4
  7. 23 Lentil soup Bramwells · 400g 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.