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Pastries, from least to most processed

We track 205 pastries, 87% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is 8 Meringue Nests.

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What makes pastries ultra-processed

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

Processed food (26)

  1. 1 8 Meringue Nests Tesco finest · 112 g 3
  2. 2 Meringue nests Sainsbury’s · 8 meringue nests 3
  3. 3 8 Meringue nests Specially Selected 3
  4. 4 Waitrose Meringue Nests 8pk Waitrose · 30g 3
  5. 5 Meringue Nests Tesco · 8 3
  6. 6 Meringue nests Asda 3
  7. 7 Tesco Finest Meringue Shells Tesco Finest 3
  8. 8 Rice Krispies Treats Rainbow Crispy Marshmallow Squares Kellogg's · 1 unit 3
  9. 9 Coconut Date Rolls Del Real Inc. 3
  10. 10 No-Bake Raspberry Crumble Get Raw AB · 35 g 3
  11. 11 Palmiers Sugar Bowl Bakery · 32 oz 3
  12. 12 Beef dripping yorkshire puddings Specially Selected · 288g 3
  13. 13 Our best sausage roll marks and Spencer’s best ever · 2 sausage rolls 270g 3
  14. 14 Apple & blackberry crumble Waitrose 3
  15. 15 Yorkshire puddings Asda · 220g 3
  16. 16 Bramley apple crumbles Sainsbury's · 2 x 120 g 3
  17. 17 Crumble Topping Tesco 3
  18. 18 Spinach, Greek Feta & Pine Nut Pie Higg · 200g 3
  19. 19 Mature Cheddar & Sweet Chilli Dinky Rolls Higgidy 3
  20. 20 Tropical Fruity Boba Mochi Tropical Fields · 900 g 3
  21. 21 Japanese style Red bean moshi Soft Indicator Enterprise · 210 g 3
  22. 22 All Butter Puff Pastry Tesco Finest 3
  23. 23 Ready Rolled Puff Pastry Tesco · 320g 3
  24. 24 Churros Waitrose · 228g 3
  25. 25 Waffle Griddle · 200 g 3
  26. 26 whole grain waffles Trader Joe's · 9.3 oz 3

Ultra-processed food (179)

  1. 27 Vanilla Meringues Trader Joe's 4
  2. 28 winter berry crumble Sainsbury’s 4
  3. 29 Cypriot Halloumi & Hot Honey Rolls with sweet red peppers Higgidy 4
  4. 30 18 Potato Waffles Birds Eye · 1020 g 4
  5. 31 8 The Original Potato Waffles Birds Eye 4
  6. 32 Marks & Spencer Frozen Croissanrs Marks And Spencer 4
  7. 33 Reduced far all butter croissants Marks & Spencers · 160 g 4
  8. 34 Cookies chocolate Chip Sondey · 225g 4
  9. 35 Waffle Cones Keebler · 1 unit 4
  10. 36 Sultana scones Specially Selected 4
  11. 37 Mimi macarons Marks & Spencer 4
  12. 38 Apple crumble Tesco · 500g 4
  13. 39 White muffins Sainsbury's 4
  14. 40 Wild Shroom Pieminster 4
  15. 41 Ready Rolled Puff Pastry The Pantry 4
  16. 42 Energy Waffle Honey Stinger · 30 g 4
  17. 43 All Butter Scones Tesco 4
  18. 44 4 All Butter Sultana Scones Waitrose 4
  19. 45 Tesco All Butter Scones 6 Pack Tesco 4
  20. 46 4 Cornish Clotted Cream Scones Sainsbury's · 280 g 4
  21. 47 Taste the Difference 4 All Butter Sultana Scones Sainsbury's 4
  22. 48 Shortcrust Pastry Sheet Morrisons · 320 g 4
  23. 49 Cheese Scones Sainsbury's 4
  24. 50 Sultana Scones Tesco 4
  25. 51 Potato scones Wallace 4
  26. 52 Pastej med skinka och ost Bridor · 100 g 4
  27. 53 Buttermilk Waffles Eggo · 10, 349 g 4
  28. 54 Sol&Mar Mini Churros Rellenos with chocolate flavoured filling Sol&Mar · 200 g 4
  29. 55 White Muffins Waitrose 4
  30. 56 Brown Sugar Boba Milk Tea Mochi Tropical Fields · 31.8oz (900g) 4
  31. 57 Bombay Potato and Spinach Pasty Ginsters · 180 g 4
  32. 58 Sicilian Lemon Flavoured Meringues Sainsbury's 4
  33. 59 7 All Butter Waffles Taste the Difference (Sainsburys) · 175g 4
  34. 60 Puff Pastry Twists Aldi · 125 g 4
  35. 61 plain scones Asda 4
  36. 62 Ube Mochi Purple Yam Pancakes Birch Benders · 14 oz 4
  37. 63 Homestyle Waffles Eggo · 349 g 4
  38. 64 Minis Waffles Cinnamon Toast Eggo 4
  39. 65 Chocolate Chip Soft Mini Muffins Abe's · 10.2 oz 4
  40. 66 6 Big Coconut Macaroons Mrs Crimble's · 200 g 4

Showing the first 40 of 179. 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.