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Peppers, from least to most processed

We track 32 peppers, 13% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Tesco Black Peppercorn Grinder.

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What makes peppers ultra-processed

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

Unprocessed or minimally processed (20)

  1. 1 Tesco Black Peppercorn Grinder Tesco · 50g 1
  2. 2 Fine ground black pepper Costco Companies Inc. · 349 g (12.3 oz) 1
  3. 3 Crushed Red Pepper Kirkland · 10 oz 1
  4. 4 ground black pepper Batts 1
  5. 5 White pepper Saxa 1
  6. 6 Crushed Chillies Schwartz · 29 g 1
  7. 7 Black peppercorns Tesco · 250g 1
  8. 8 Cayenne Pepper Tesco 1
  9. 9 Black Pepper Kania · 35 g 1
  10. 10 Coarse Ground Black Pepper Kirkland Signature · 12.7 oz 1
  11. 11 Black Peppercorn Grinder McCormick · 2.5oz 1
  12. 12 Black Peppercorns Sainsbury's · 50 g 1
  13. 13 Pure Ground Black Pepper Heavenly Spices · 70 g 1
  14. 14 Ground Black Pepper Tesco · 100g 1
  15. 15 Grovmalen Svartpeppar Eldorado · 65 g 1
  16. 16 Svartpeppar - grovmalen Budget · 65g 1
  17. 17 Jalapeño ICA · 40 g 1
  18. 18 Svart Peppar ICA · 22 g 1
  19. 19 Kryddpeppar Santa Maria · 23 g 1
  20. 20 Pepper & Onion Blend Great Value · 20 oz 1

Processed culinary ingredient (1)

  1. 21 Yellow Vegetable Curry Cook 2

Processed food (7)

  1. 22 Jalapeños Marks & Spencer 3
  2. 23 Green Jalapeños imp Santa maria 3
  3. 24 Jalapeño sliced Banderos · 125g 3
  4. 25 Inlagda jalapenos Tat · 330 g 3
  5. 26 Red Sweety Drop Peppers The Deli 3
  6. 27 Red jalapenõs Santa Maria 3
  7. 28 Chargrilled peppers 3

Ultra-processed food (4)

  1. 29 Sliced Japapeno Peppers Mezita · 480g/240g when drained 4
  2. 30 Jalapeños Asda 4
  3. 31 EVERYTHING but the ELOTE SEASONING BLEND Trader Joe's · 2.3 oz 4
  4. 32 Stark Kebabfeferoni Eldorado · 610 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.