Is it ultra-processed?
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Meal kits, from least to most processed

We track 20 meal kits, 75% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Tortilla Soup Mix.

What makes meal kits ultra-processed

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

Processed food (5)

  1. 1 Tortilla Soup Mix Anderson House · 4.5 oz 3
  2. 2 Dirty rice mix Zatarain's · 8 oz 3
  3. 3 Honey Garden Grain Bowl Legurme · 150 g 3
  4. 4 Fiery Szechuan Sauce The Spice Tailor 3
  5. 5 Biryani Kit Khazana · 12.4 oz 3

Ultra-processed food (15)

  1. 6 Donburi Meal Kit 237 g 4
  2. 7 Classic Italian Recipe Kit Tagliatelle Carbonara Rana 4
  3. 8 Spinach and Ricotta Tortellini Rana · 440g 4
  4. 9 Mild Taco Kit Aldi 4
  5. 10 Pizzakit Orginal Pop! · 600 g 4
  6. 11 Pulled BBQ chicken Chef Select · 380 g 4
  7. 12 Pad thai meal kit Aldi 4
  8. 13 old-el-paso Old El Paso 4
  9. 14 Enchilada the Kit Old El Paso · 663g 4
  10. 15 FAJITA the Kit Old El Paso · 555 g 4
  11. 16 Fajita the Kit Smoky BBQ Old El Paso 4
  12. 17 Katsu curry Wagamama · 190g 4
  13. 18 Fajita dinner kit Ready Set Cook Aldi · 500 g 4
  14. 19 Old El Paso Extra Mild Fajita Kit 476G Old El Paso 4
  15. 20 fajita dinner kit Aldi · 500 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.