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Meat balls, from least to most processed

We track 47 meat balls, 74% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Huvudroll - Chicken Meatballs.

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What makes meat balls ultra-processed

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

Processed food (12)

  1. 1 Huvudroll - Chicken Meatballs Ikea · 1000g 3
  2. 2 Enebacken Delikatessköttbullar Enebacken · 440 g 3
  3. 3 Huvudroll - Meatballs Ikea · 1000 gram 3
  4. 4 Huvudroll Ikea · 1000 g 3
  5. 5 CHICKEN MEATBALLS Sea Salt & Cracked Black Pepper Amylu · 10 oz 3
  6. 6 Organic meatballs Amylu · 2 lbs 3
  7. 7 Chicken Meatballs Trader Joe's · 12 oz 3
  8. 8 Beef and herb meatballs Tesco · 336 g 3
  9. 9 12 Beef Meatballs Taste the difference · 350g 3
  10. 10 Free Range British Pork Meatballs Waitrose · 300g 3
  11. 11 Chicken Meatballs in Tomato Sauce Fray Bentos · 380 g 3
  12. 12 British beef balls Waitrose · 300g 3

Ultra-processed food (35)

  1. 13 Svenska köttbullar ekologiska Scan · 300 g 4
  2. 14 Enebacken Eko färska köttbullar Enebacken · 300 g 4
  3. 15 ICA i♥eco Svenska ekologiska köttbullar ICA · 300 g 4
  4. 16 Köttbullar av svenskt hönskött Guldfågeln · 450 g 4
  5. 17 Venison Meatballs Highland game 4
  6. 18 ICA Basic Köttbullar ICA · 1 kg 4
  7. 19 Mamma Scans Köttbullar Scan · 1000g 4
  8. 20 Enebacken Köttbullar Enebacken · 1000 g 4
  9. 21 Svenska Köttbullar Lidl · 1 kg 4
  10. 22 Stekta Köttbullar Coop · 1 kg 4
  11. 23 Köttbullar ICA 4
  12. 24 Kycklingköttbullar Axfood · 1 kg 4
  13. 25 Meatballs Dulano · 500 g 4
  14. 26 Chicken Meatballs Teriyaki & Pineapple Aidells · 2.87 lbs (46 oz) 4
  15. 27 Meatballs Aldi · 500g 4
  16. 28 12 Beef Meatballs Ashfields · 340g 4
  17. 29 Beef meatballs Tesco 4
  18. 30 Beef meatballs Co-Op · 350 g 4
  19. 31 meatballs al forno Charlie Bingham’s 4
  20. 32 Coop Köttbullar Coop · 1000 g 4
  21. 33 Färdiglagade Köttbullar Garant · 350 g 4
  22. 34 Garant Djupfrysta Köttbullar Axfood · 600 g 4
  23. 35 Färdigstekta Köttbullar Axfood · 350 g 4
  24. 36 Köttbullar Xtra · 1000 g 4
  25. 37 Kyckling köttbullar Ivars 4
  26. 38 10% Fat 12 Beef Meatballs Sainsbury's 4
  27. 39 party size mini Meatballs Trader Joe's · 20 oz 4
  28. 40 Meatballs Italian Style Trader Giotto's · 16 oz (1 lb) 454 g 4
  29. 41 plant-based meatballs Gardein · 360 g 4
  30. 42 Swedish meatballs Smörgåsbord · 400g 4
  31. 43 Köttbullar Bergendahl Food AB · 1 kg 4
  32. 44 Eldorado Köttbullar Axfood · 1000 g 4
  33. 45 Köttbullar Axfood · 1000 g 4
  34. 46 British Beef Meatballs Tesco · 336g 4
  35. 47 Pork Faggots Mr-Brain-S · 6 656 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.