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Plant-based meals, from least to most processed

We track 65 plant-based meals, 49% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Shaqlawa Falafel.

What makes plant-based meals ultra-processed

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

Processed food (33)

  1. 1 Shaqlawa Falafel Shaqlawa 3
  2. 2 Falafel Goodlife · 454 g 3
  3. 3 Express Reis Mexikanische Art Bon-Ri Hofer · 250g 3
  4. 4 Tarka Dahl Pataks · 270g 3
  5. 5 Tarka Dal Waitrose · 300g 3
  6. 6 Falafel ICA · 800g 3
  7. 7 Falafel Garant · 800 g 3
  8. 8 Dafgårds Ekologiska Grönkålsbullar Dafgårds · 240 g 3
  9. 9 Chickpea spinach quinoa Waitrose 3
  10. 10 Plant based chunky vegetable curry Princes · 392g 3
  11. 11 Tarka Dal Marks & Spencer · 250g 3
  12. 12 Organic Protein Bowl Garden Pesto Seeds of Change · 9 oz 3
  13. 13 Sweet Potato Falafel Tesco 3
  14. 14 Incredible Curried Chickpeas Jamie Oliver · 250g 3
  15. 15 Chilli no Carne Happy Pear · 400 g 3
  16. 16 Sweet Potato Falafels Sainsbury's 3
  17. 17 Sweet Potato Falafels Waitrose · 192g 3
  18. 18 Three bean chilli Plant Menu · 300 g 3
  19. 19 Tomato & Lentil Specially Selected · 600 g 3
  20. 20 Tarka Daal 3
  21. 21 My Best Veggie Vegetarian Spaghetti Bolognese with fried Tofu Lidl · 400 g 3
  22. 22 Vegetable Yakisoba Ajinomoto · 54 oz 3
  23. 23 Super tomato and olive quinoa Jamie Oliver · 250g 3
  24. 24 Spiced veggie bites Ella plants · nine pieces. 171 grams 3
  25. 25 Mexican Bean and Sweet Potato Veg Box Pollen & Grace · 275 grams 3
  26. 26 Gunpower Potato & Lentil Dhal Tesco Finest · 600 g 3
  27. 27 Creamy Veg Curry Marks & Spencer 3
  28. 28 Vegetable Pilau Rice 3
  29. 29 Coconut lentil turmeric daal BOL · 450 g 3
  30. 30 Plant! Middle Eastern Falafel Lidl 3
  31. 31 Onion bhajis Sainsburys taste the difference 3
  32. 32 Falafel Anamma · 325g 3
  33. 33 Moroccan Spiced Falafel with Red Pepper and Apricot 4 x 22 g 3

Ultra-processed food (32)

  1. 34 Smoky Black Bean Chilli Bowl Fiid · 275 g 4
  2. 35 Plant based Mexican mixed bean chilli Princes · 392 g 4
  3. 36 Plant-Based Shawarma Kebab Vivera · 175 g 4
  4. 37 Indian spiced veg quinoa and rice Jamie Oliver 4
  5. 38 Middle Eastern Falafel Vemondo · 200 g 4
  6. 39 Tortellino Spenat & Ricotta Coop · 350 g 4
  7. 40 Findus Grönsaksbullar Findus · 450 g 4
  8. 41 Chilli Sin Carne Lidl · 600g 4
  9. 42 Red Beans & Rice Zatarain's · 226 g 4
  10. 43 Moroccan style falafels Asda 4
  11. 44 Moroccan Grains 4
  12. 45 Ramonas fabulous falafel Ramona 4
  13. 46 One Pot Meal Indian Black Daal BOL · 450g 4
  14. 47 Middle Eastern Harissa Stew BOL 4
  15. 48 onion bhajis Tesco · 6 294g 4
  16. 49 herb falafels Waitrose · 200g 4
  17. 50 Falafel Schysst käk · 330g 4
  18. 51 Fully Cooked Falafel Trader Joe's · 12 OZ (340g) 4
  19. 52 Green Pea Falafel Tesco 4
  20. 53 tarka dal Kohinoor 4
  21. 54 Coconut Chickpea Curry Trader Joe's · 10 oz 4
  22. 55 Tesco Plant Chef sweet potato falafel salad - Tesco Tesco 4
  23. 56 Vegan Falafel Lidl · 350g 4
  24. 57 Mediterranean Style Falafel The deli · 200 g 4
  25. 58 Dill Pickle Mini Falafel Trader Joe's · 12 oz 4
  26. 59 Lentil with Roasted Vegetables Progresso · 538 g 4
  27. 60 ICA Vegansk Bolognese ICA · 400 g 4
  28. 61 Satay flavour rice Worldwide foods · 250g 4
  29. 62 Plant Chef Hoisin Tesco 4
  30. 63 Spiced Grain and Chestnuts with Wild Rice and Cranberries Merchant Gourmet · 250g 4
  31. 64 Meat-Free Hoisin & Rice Wicked Kitchen 4
  32. 65 Mac & Cheeze Kirsty's · 275g 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.