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Pasta salads, from least to most processed

We track 42 pasta salads, 60% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Honey roast scottish salmon pasta salad.

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What makes pasta salads ultra-processed

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

Processed food (17)

  1. 1 Honey roast scottish salmon pasta salad Marks & Spencer 3
  2. 2 Spinach & Pine Nut Pesto Pasta TESCO finest · 215 g 3
  3. 3 Feta cheese & slow roasted tomato pasta salad M&S · 190 g 3
  4. 4 Chicken & Pesto Pasta Bowl M&S Foods · 195g 3
  5. 5 Chicken pasta salad Marks & Spencers · 380g 3
  6. 6 Feta & Semi Dried Tomato Pasta Tesco · 290 g 3
  7. 7 no mayo mozzarella, tomato & basil pasta Sainsbury's 3
  8. 8 Pesto Pasta Bowl Farmer's Fridge · 8.75 oz 3
  9. 9 Mozzarella & Pesto Pasta Salad Tesco Finest · 235g 3
  10. 10 Satay Chicken, Black Rice & Mango Nutrient Dense M&S Food · 290 g 3
  11. 11 chicken and bacon layered salad with mayonnaise, pasta M&S Food · 400 g 3
  12. 12 Mozzarella Tomato & Basil Pasta Bowl Co-op · 197 g 3
  13. 13 Greek Style Cheese & Red Pepper Pasta Bowl Cooperative · 260 g 3
  14. 14 Spinach and pine nut pasta Deluxe · 215 g 3
  15. 15 Chicken Arrabbiata Tesco 3
  16. 16 Chicken and Bacon Caesar Salad Co-Op · 255g 3
  17. 17 Pasta Salad Pesto & Cheese Harriet’s Garden · 150g 3

Ultra-processed food (25)

  1. 18 Spicy Chicken Pasta Tesco · 1 275g 4
  2. 19 Chicken Honey and Mustard Pasta Salad M&S Food · 360g 4
  3. 20 Tuna & Sweetcorn Pasta Tesco · 300g 4
  4. 21 King Prawn Tomato and Basil Pasta Salad M&S Food · 340 g 4
  5. 22 Spinich and pine nut pasta Aldi specially selected · 215 g 4
  6. 23 Tuna Pasta salad John West · 220 g 4
  7. 24 Tuna salad Mediterranean style Nixe 4
  8. 25 Cheese & Tomato Pasta Tesco · 300g 4
  9. 26 Chicken, bacon and sweetcorn pasta salad M&S Food · 380 g 4
  10. 27 Italian Tuna Pasta Salad in a basil dressing John West · 220g 4
  11. 28 JOHN WEST Tuna light lunch John West · 220g 4
  12. 29 Chicken & Chorizo Pasta Tesco 4
  13. 30 Chicken And Pasta Salad Asda 4
  14. 31 Chicken, Tomato & Basil Pasta Tesco · 300 g 4
  15. 32 Honey & Mustard Chicken Pasta Tesco · 300 g 4
  16. 33 Chicken noodle salad Asda · 280g 4
  17. 34 Chef Select American Style BBQ Salad Southern Style Chef Select · 300g 4
  18. 35 Pastasallad Räkor Chef Select 4
  19. 36 Greek Style Chicken Pasta The Gym Kitchen · 275 g 4
  20. 37 Pastasallad med kyckling Grön Deli · 390 g 4
  21. 38 Vidinge Italiensk kycklingsallad Vidinge · 400 g 4
  22. 39 ICA Ost- och skinksallad ICA · 365 g 4
  23. 40 Chef Select Ost- & skinksallad Chef Select · 315 g 4
  24. 41 Good Turkey & Cheese Salad Bama · 370 g 4
  25. 42 ICA Kycklingsallad ICA · 400 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.