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Mandarins, from least to most processed

We track 14 mandarins, 21% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is California Mandarins.

What makes mandarins ultra-processed

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

Unprocessed or minimally processed (11)

  1. 1 California Mandarins Sun Pacific · 3 lbs 1
  2. 2 Easy Peelers Sainsbury's · 600g 1
  3. 3 Seedless Easy Peelers M&S Food · 600 g 1
  4. 4 California Mandarins, Seedless Wonderful Halos · 907 g (2 lbs) 1
  5. 5 Mandarins peelZ · 3 lbs 1
  6. 6 Orange 2 lbs 1
  7. 7 Mandarin Segments In Juice Tesco 1
  8. 8 Mandarin Segments Aldi · 300 g (drained : 175 g) 1
  9. 9 Mandarin Segments in fruit juice Sainsbury's 1
  10. 10 Mandarin segments Freshona · 300g 1
  11. 11 MANDARINS in juice Nature's Finest 1

Ultra-processed food (3)

  1. 12 Mandarines 600 g 4
  2. 13 Tangerines Sainsbury's · 600g 4
  3. 14 Salad Coop 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.