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Mackerels, from least to most processed

We track 64 mackerels, 9% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Mackerel In Spring Water.

What makes mackerels ultra-processed

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

Unprocessed or minimally processed (7)

  1. 1 Mackerel In Spring Water Tesco · 125 g 1
  2. 2 Mackerel Fillets In Spring Water Nixe · 125 g 1
  3. 3 Sweet cured hot smoked mackerel M&S 1
  4. 4 Mackerel fillets in spring water Waitrose 1
  5. 5 Mackerel Fillets Morrisons · 125 g 1
  6. 6 Mackrillfile Lysekils · 400 g 1
  7. 7 Makrillfiléer i Tomatsås Axfood · 3x125 g 1

Processed food (51)

  1. 8 Hot Smoked Mackerel Fillets Lighthouse bay · 200 g 3
  2. 9 Mackerel fillets in olive oil Nixe · 125 3
  3. 10 British Mackerel Fillets Dawtona · 140g 3
  4. 11 Mackerel in Sunflower Oil Tesco 3
  5. 12 Mackerel Fillets The Fishmonger · 125 g 3
  6. 13 Mackerel in Brine Tesco · 88 g 3
  7. 14 Sweetcure smoked mackerel strips Tesco · 200g 3
  8. 15 Sweetcure Hot Smoked Mackerel Fillets Lighthouse bay · 200g 3
  9. 16 mackerel fillets in brine Sainsbury's 3
  10. 17 Mackerel fillets in olive oil Essential Waitrose & Partners · 125 g 3
  11. 18 Scottish Mackerel Fillets in Brine Asda 3
  12. 19 Boneless hot smoked mackerel fillets Waitrose · 210 g 3
  13. 20 Royal Fillets Mackerel in Olive Oil King Oscar 3
  14. 21 Mackerel fillets in sunflower oil John West · 125g 3
  15. 22 Peppered Hot Smoked Mackerel Fillets Lighthouse bay · 200g 3
  16. 23 Wild Caught Jack Mackerel in Brine Chicken Of The Sea · 15 OZ 3
  17. 24 Skinless & Boneless Mackerel Fillets in Tomato Sauce Nixe · 125g 3
  18. 25 Mackerel Fillets in Olive Oil Sainsbury's 3
  19. 26 Skinless and boneless mackerel fillets in a tomato sauce Sainsbury's · 125 g 3
  20. 27 Skinless and boneless mackerel fillets olive oil Princes · 82g 3
  21. 28 Mackerel fillets in tomato sauce Princes · 125 g 3
  22. 29 hot smoked Black pepper mackerel fillets The Fishmonger · 200 g 3
  23. 30 Danish Mackerel Fillet Marks & Spencer · 125 g 3
  24. 31 Mackerel fillets in sunflower oil NiXe · 125g 3
  25. 32 Mackerel fillets in tomato sauce The co-operative 3
  26. 33 Mackerel Fillets in Olive Oil Morrisons · 125 g 3
  27. 34 Finest Hot smoked Peppered Mackerel Fillets Tesco · 70g drained 3
  28. 35 princes mackerel fillets Princes 3
  29. 36 Skinless & Boneless Mackerel Fillets in Spicy Tomato Sauce Nixe · 125g 3
  30. 37 2 Scottish Peppered Hot Smoked Mackerel Fillets Marks & Spencer · 150g 3
  31. 38 Hot Smoked Peppered Mackerel M&S Collection · 110 g 3
  32. 39 Hot smoked peppered mackerel fillets The fishmonger 3
  33. 40 Varmrökt makrill Axfood · 180g 3
  34. 41 Mackerel in tomato sauce Tesco · 125 g 3
  35. 42 Scottish mackerel fillets Asda · 125g 3
  36. 43 Mackerel in Sunflower oil The Fishmonger 3
  37. 44 Mackerel fillets in tomato sauce Morrisons · 125 g 3
  38. 45 Makrillfilé I tomatsås Favorit · 375g 3
  39. 46 Food Princes · 125 g 3
  40. 47 Mackerel in tomato sauce The Fishmonger · 125 g 3

Showing the first 40 of 51. The narrower categories above, or search, find the rest.

Ultra-processed food (6)

  1. 59 Skinless and boneless mackerel fillets in spicy tomato John West 4
  2. 60 Mackerel fillets in sweet teriyaki dressing Sainsbury's 4
  3. 61 Mackerel Pate M&S · 115 g 4
  4. 62 Mackrel fillets in smoky bbq sauce Sainsbury's 4
  5. 63 Mackerel Fillets in a Rich Sun-Dried Tomato and Basil Sauce Asda · 125g 4
  6. 64 Mästar makrill i tomatsås Abba · 185 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.