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Microwave meals, from least to most processed

We track 350 microwave meals, 72% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Cauliflower.

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

Processed food (97)

  1. 1 Cauliflower Oaklands · 750g 3
  2. 2 Boil in Bag Wholegrain Rice Ben's · 500 g 3
  3. 3 Red Lentil rice 3
  4. 4 Long Grain Rice Uncle Ben's · 250g 3
  5. 5 Cooked long grain rice Asda · 250g 3
  6. 6 Basmati Micro Rice Asda · 250g 3
  7. 7 ICA Pannkakor ICA · 480 g (8 x 60 g) 3
  8. 8 Chef Select Risgrynsgröt klassisk Chef Select · 1000 g 3
  9. 9 ICA Plättar ICA · 300 g (20 x 15 g) 3
  10. 10 Coop Pannkakor Coop · 840 g (14 x 60 g) 3
  11. 11 Klassisk Kinamix Findus · 500 g 3
  12. 12 Chef Select Gratäng Klassisk Chef Select · 800 g 3
  13. 13 Red & White Quinoa Merchant Gourmet · 250 g 3
  14. 14 Cooked mussels The Fishmonger · 450g 3
  15. 15 Outinens Mandelpotatisgratäng Outinens · 800 g 3
  16. 16 Outinens Potatisgratäng Outinens · 800 g 3
  17. 17 Express Reis Mexikanische Art Bon-Ri Hofer · 250g 3
  18. 18 Classic Lentil Tarka Daal 400 g 3
  19. 19 Tomato And Mozzarella Pasta Bake Co-Op · 400 g 3
  20. 20 Tarka Dal Waitrose · 300g 3
  21. 21 Buffalo Chicken M&S Food 3
  22. 22 Chicken & Sweetcorn Soup Sainsbury's · 600 g 3
  23. 23 Billys Pan Pizza Veggie Billys · 170 g 3
  24. 24 Dafgårds Ekologiska Grönkålsbullar Dafgårds · 240 g 3
  25. 25 Coop eko Ekologisk Tomatsoppa Morot, selleri, basilika Coop · 450 ml (470 g) 3
  26. 26 5 Glorious Grains Mexican Gourmet · 250g 3
  27. 27 Dal Makhani Kohinoor · 300g 3
  28. 28 Bangers & mash Ella's Kitchen · 130 g 3
  29. 29 Cottage Pie Little Dish · 200g 3
  30. 30 Tomato and Mozzarella Pasta Bake M&S Food · 400 g 3
  31. 31 Three Cheese Ravioli M&S Food · 400 g 3
  32. 32 Roasted Vegetable, Mozzarella & Tomato Pasta M&s Food · 350g 3
  33. 33 Mild Chicken Tikka Little Dish · 200g 3
  34. 34 Billys Pan Pizza Taco Billys · 170 g 3
  35. 35 Chicken & Veg Risotto Little Dish · 200g 3
  36. 36 Organic Protein Bowl Garden Pesto Seeds of Change · 9 oz 3
  37. 37 Chef Select Pasta Pomodoro Chef Select · 400 g 3
  38. 38 Mild Chicken Korma Little Dish · 200g 3
  39. 39 egg fried rice Ben’s Original · 250g 3
  40. 40 Chicken Pesto Pasta M&S Food · 400 g 3

Showing the first 40 of 97. The narrower categories above, or search, find the rest.

Ultra-processed food (253)

  1. 98 Kungsörnen Färdiggräddade Pannkakor Kungsörnen · 800 g (16 x 50 g) 4
  2. 99 Spicy Mexican Style Ben's Original · 220g 4
  3. 100 Gorbys The Original since 1989 Dafgårds 4
  4. 101 ICA Basic Lasagne ICA · 400 g 4
  5. 102 Gorbys Original Veggie Gorbys · 130 g 4
  6. 103 Dafgårds Karins Lasagne Dafgårds · 390 g 4
  7. 104 Classic Fish pie Little Dish · 200g 4
  8. 105 Lantmännen Gooh! Kycklingbröst i basilikasås Gooh! · 400 g 4
  9. 106 Macaroni cheese Tesco · 400 g 4
  10. 107 Findus Originalet Oxpytt Storpack Findus · 1500 g 4
  11. 108 Tikka Vegetables Trader Joe's · 284g 4
  12. 109 Dafgårds Kycklinglasagne Dafgårds · 390 g 4
  13. 110 Findus Dagens Kycklingfilé Curry Findus · 390 g 4
  14. 111 Dafgårds Karins Vegetariska Lasagne Dafgårds · 390 g 4
  15. 112 Chicken Shawarma M&S · 400g 4
  16. 113 Culinea Salmon Lasagne Culinea · 350 g 4
  17. 114 Dafgårds Farfars Delikatessköttbullar Dafgårds · 400 g 4
  18. 115 Findus Dagens Pannbiff med löksky Findus · 400 g 4
  19. 116 Culinea Köttbullar med sås & potatis Culinea · 400 g 4
  20. 117 Chicken Chow Mein Tesco · 400g 4
  21. 118 Findus Dagens Grillad Angusbiff med pommes stripes Findus · 380 g 4
  22. 119 Sweet potato katsu curry Sainsbury's 4
  23. 120 Tortellino Spenat & Ricotta Coop · 350 g 4
  24. 121 Findus Dagens Jägarbiff Findus · 400 g 4
  25. 122 Findus Dagens Wallenbergare med potatismos Findus · 390 g 4
  26. 123 Findus Dagens Pepparbiff Findus · 390 g 4
  27. 124 Pannkakor Eldorado · 960 g (16 x 60 g) 4
  28. 125 Simply Tandoori Chicken Breast Chunks Simply · 160g 4
  29. 126 Cauli-panang curry Marks & Spencer 4
  30. 127 Sweet & Sour Chicken Inspired Cuisine · 380g 4
  31. 128 Chicken Tikka The Gym Kitchen · 400 g 4
  32. 129 Chicken Tikka Masala M&S Food · 400g 4
  33. 130 Smoky Veggii Chilli Jamie Oliver · 250g 4
  34. 131 Dafgårds À la carte Spagetti Bolognese Dafgårds · 420 g 4
  35. 132 Dafgårds À la carte Pannbiff Dafgårds · 420 g 4
  36. 133 Chicken chow mein Sainsbury's 4
  37. 134 Best Ever Chicken Tikka Masala Marks & Spencers 4
  38. 135 Spicy Chicken with Brown Rice Fit Foods · 400 g 4
  39. 136 Mediterranean Style Grains with Freekeh, Tomato & Olive Merchant Gourmet · 250g 4
  40. 137 Felix Originalet Köttfärspaj Felix · 215 g 4

Showing the first 40 of 253. The narrower categories above, or search, find the rest.

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.