Mixtures of herbs and spices, from least to most processed

We track 11 mixtures of herbs and spices, 55% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Crushed chilli.

What makes mixtures of herbs and spices ultra-processed

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

Unprocessed or minimally processed (2)

  1. 1 Crushed chilli Stonemill · 29 g NOVA group 1
  2. 2 Fem kryddpulver Eaglobe · 100 g NOVA group 1

Processed food (3)

  1. 3 Chicken Seasoning Waitrose NOVA group 3
  2. 4 chicken seasoning Just Spices · 79g NOVA group 3
  3. 5 Medium Spice Paste Patak's · 135g NOVA group 3

Ultra-processed food (6)

  1. 6 Citronpeppar ekologisk Garant · 52 g NOVA group 4
  2. 7 Citronpeppar Priima · 650 g NOVA group 4
  3. 8 Bag & Bake Easy Flavour Kit Medium Nando's · 20 g NOVA group 4
  4. 9 Portuguese Peri Peri Cape Herb & Spice · 100g NOVA group 4
  5. 10 PERi-PERi RUB Lemon & Herb Extra Mild Nando's · 25 g NOVA group 4
  6. 11 Nandos smokey bbq bag & bake Nandos · 20g NOVA group 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.