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Meats, from least to most processed

We track 1,200 meats, 64% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Organic Ground Beef.

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What makes meats ultra-processed

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

Unprocessed or minimally processed (68)

  1. 1 Organic Ground Beef Kirkland Signature · 3 x 1.34 lb 1
  2. 2 British beef mince 20% fat Aldi · 500g 1
  3. 3 British Beef Mince 20% Fat Tesco · 500g 1
  4. 4 British Chicken Mini Breast Fillets Tesco · 400 g 1
  5. 5 Lean Turkey Mince Ashfields · 500g 1
  6. 6 12% Fat Beef Mince Sainsbury's · 500g 1
  7. 7 Chicken Breast Fillets Ashfields · 650g 1
  8. 8 British Beef Mince Higher Welfare 12% Fat Waitrose · 500 1
  9. 9 Ground Beef 93/7 Wegmans · 48 oz 1
  10. 10 Grass Fed Ground Beef Spring Crossing Cattle · 112 g 1
  11. 11 Chicken wings Willow farms · 0.963kg 1
  12. 12 Grass-Fed Ground Beef Marketside Organic · 16 oz 1
  13. 13 Beef Mince 10% Fat Aldi · 500g 1
  14. 14 Grass-Fed Ground Beef Marketside · 16 oz 1
  15. 15 British Chicken Breast Fillets Tesco 1
  16. 16 British 2 Chicken Breast Fillets Sainsbury's 1
  17. 17 Lamb leg strak Tesco · 300g 1
  18. 18 Tender Lean Diced Beef Asda · 400g 1
  19. 19 Tesco diced meat Tesco · 400g 1
  20. 20 Organic Ground Beef Verde · 16 oz 1
  21. 21 chicken breast fillets skinless M&S food · 300 g 1
  22. 22 Ground Lamb Never Any! · 16 oz 1
  23. 23 Pork shoulder steaks Birchwood Farm · 1 kg 1
  24. 24 Sliced Steaks Steak-umm · 9 oz 1
  25. 25 Duck breast portions Gressingham · 250g 1
  26. 26 2 thick cut pork chops Marks & Spencer · 388g 1
  27. 27 British whole chicken Tesco · 1.35kg 1
  28. 28 Willow Farms Chicken Breast Pieces Tesco · 500g 1
  29. 29 Oakham Gold Chicken Thighs M&S Food · 600 g 1
  30. 30 Turkey Breast Steaks Sainsbury's · 460g 1
  31. 31 Frozen chicken drumsticks Moy park · 1kg 1
  32. 32 2 Duck legs Gressingham · 462 g 1
  33. 33 British chicken thighs Birchwood · 1 kg 1
  34. 34 Chicken Wings 365 Everyday Value 1
  35. 35 Grass Fed Ground Beef 80/20 Thousand Hills · 1 lb 1
  36. 36 Hickory nut gap meats, ground beef Hickory Nut Gap Meats · 16 oz 1
  37. 37 Old Fashioned Hickory Smoked Sliced Bacon John F Martin & Sons 1
  38. 38 Ground Beef 93% Lean 7% Fat Sam’s Club 1
  39. 39 Lean Ground Beef Publix 1
  40. 40 Frozen whole chicken Tegel · 950 g 1

Showing the first 40 of 68. The narrower categories above, or search, find the rest.

Processed culinary ingredient (2)

  1. 69 Pork rind crumbs, unseasoned Pork King Good 2
  2. 70 Smoked bacon lardons Warren & sons · 200g 2

Processed food (367)

  1. 71 Burger Nötkött Atria · 480 g 3
  2. 72 Parma Ham slices Goldoni Annibale Prosciutti S.R.L · 90g 3
  3. 73 Cooked Chicken Breast Slices Everyday Essentials · 240g 3
  4. 74 Roast Chicken Slices Marks & Spencers · 130g 3
  5. 75 Baken-Ets Scharbones · 113.4g 3
  6. 76 Fried Pork Rinds Original Flavor Member's Mark · 16 oz 3
  7. 77 Prosciutto di Parma Citterio 3
  8. 78 Roast turkey breast Waitrose · 80g 3
  9. 79 Wafer thin British chicken breast Waitrose 3
  10. 80 Jamón Serrano Tesco Finest 3
  11. 81 Prosciutto Crudo Morrisons 3
  12. 82 Prosciutto Dl Parma Principe · 100g 3
  13. 83 Extra Tasty Chicken Breast Slices Asda · 160g 3
  14. 84 Prosciutto di Parma - Parma Ham Giuseppe Citterio S.p.A. 3
  15. 85 Prosciutto Crudo Zeta · 120 g 3
  16. 86 Ekologiskt Bacon Tulip · 6 slices/100g 3
  17. 87 Prosciutto crudo Rovagnati · 85 g 3
  18. 88 Panino Italian Prosciutto Individually rolled with Provolone Cheese Specially Selected · 6 oz 3
  19. 89 Pork Puffs Original Salted The Curators · 25 g 3
  20. 90 4 Aberdeen Quarter Pounders Specially Selected · 454g 3
  21. 91 Premium Natural* Chunk Chicken Breast in Water Member's Mark · 354g 3
  22. 92 Butter basted chicken breast Marks & Spencers · 100 g 3
  23. 93 Roasted British Chicken Slices M&S Eat Well · 160 g 3
  24. 94 Organic Tofu House Foods · 16oz 3
  25. 95 Roasted topside of beef slices Aldi · 110 g 3
  26. 96 Asda chicken breast strips Asda 3
  27. 97 Roast topside of british beef Sainsbury's · 110g 5 slices 3
  28. 98 6 Parma Ham Slices Sainsbury's 3
  29. 99 Fajita Kit Sainsbury's · 120g 3
  30. 100 Rare roast beef Marks & Spencer 3
  31. 101 Free Range Apple Wood Smoked Turkey Breast Waitrose · 80g 3
  32. 102 Roast Beef Sainsbury's 3
  33. 103 Pork Puffs The Curators · 75 g 3
  34. 104 tesco Tesco Finest 3
  35. 105 Roast beef Deluxe 3
  36. 106 Organic Extra Firm Tofu Hodo 3
  37. 107 Chicken Flamegrilled Pieces Waitrose · 200 g 3
  38. 108 British Cooked Chicken Flamegrilled Pieces Waitrose 3
  39. 109 British Roasted Topside of Beef Wafer Thin Select Farms · 96 g 3
  40. 110 Naked tender steak slices BrooklynBiltong · 12 oz 3

Showing the first 40 of 367. The narrower categories above, or search, find the rest.

Ultra-processed food (763)

  1. 438 Italian Smoked Pancetta Cubes Tesco · 2 x 65 g 4
  2. 439 Walmart 96/4 Lean Ground Beef · 4 oz 4
  3. 440 Fresh Ground Turkey Kirkwood · 4 oz 4
  4. 441 Premium White Chicken Good Life Balanced · 10 oz. (283g) 4
  5. 442 High Protein Tofu Wildwood Organic 4
  6. 443 Naked 6 Deli Ham Slices Finnebrogue · 100g 4
  7. 444 6 Smoked Back Bacon Rashers Finnebrogue · 6 smoked rashers, 200g 4
  8. 445 Chicken Breast with Rib Meat in Water Brookdale 4
  9. 446 White Premium Chunk Chicken Breast Great Value 4
  10. 447 White Premium Chunk Chicken Breast Swanson 4
  11. 448 Ground Angus Beef & Beef Patties Member's Mark 4
  12. 449 Basturökt Skinka Brödernas · 100 g 4
  13. 450 Thick Carved Oven Roasted Chicken Breast True Story. 4
  14. 451 Brödernas Schyssta Fondkokt skinka Brödernas · 120 g 4
  15. 452 Hamburgare Svenska Hamburgare · 1800 g 4
  16. 453 fully cooked CHICKEN BREAST BITES Fresh Additions · 10 3.2 oz pouches (32oz) 4
  17. 454 Beef Snack Sticks Greenridge Naturals · 36 oz 4
  18. 455 100% Angus Beef Burgers Patties Compliments · 6 x 142g 4
  19. 456 sliced Rosemary ham Trader Joe's · 6 OZ (170 g) 4
  20. 457 Uncured Canadian Bacon Jones · 24 oz 4
  21. 458 Chunk chicken breast Great Value · 50 oz 4
  22. 459 Svenska köttbullar ekologiska Scan · 300 g 4
  23. 460 Kyckling Burgare Kronfågel 4
  24. 461 Enebacken Eko färska köttbullar Enebacken · 300 g 4
  25. 462 Chicken Strips Pro2go · 32 oz 4
  26. 463 Chicken & Maple Breakfast Sausage Applegate Naturals 4
  27. 464 Pork & herb Sausage Patties Tesco · 6 4
  28. 465 Breaded Chicken Nuggets Sainsbury's 4
  29. 466 Breaded Chicken Nuggets Stamford Street Co. 4
  30. 467 Uncured Pepperoni Hormel · 5 oz 4
  31. 468 Kycklingburgare Axfood · 900 g, 10st à 90 g styck 4
  32. 469 Chicken Nugget Realgood Foods Co · 567 g 4
  33. 470 Wagyu burgers Specially Selected · 284g 4
  34. 471 Tesco Original Beef Jerky Tesco · 19 g 4
  35. 472 ICA i♥eco Svenska ekologiska köttbullar ICA · 300 g 4
  36. 473 Naked Wafer Thin Ham Slices Finnebrogue 4
  37. 474 Lightly Breaded Chicken Strips Real Good Foods Inc. · 48 oz 4
  38. 475 Cajun chicken breast grill Sainsbury's · 330g 4
  39. 476 Cajun Chicken Breast Grills Sainsbury's 4
  40. 477 4 classic burgers Birds Eye 4

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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.