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Prepared couscous, from least to most processed

We track 16 prepared couscous, 69% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Giant couscous (Dry).

What makes prepared couscous ultra-processed

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

Processed food (5)

  1. 1 Giant couscous (Dry) Morrisons · 300 g 3
  2. 2 Roasted Vegetable Couscous M&S · 200 g 3
  3. 3 Roasted Butternut, Lentil & Goats Cheese with a Sweet & Tangy Balsamic Dressing M&S Food · 200g 3
  4. 4 Moroccan style Fruity Couscous Marks & Spencer · 200g 3
  5. 5 Fruity Moroccan Couscous Deluxe · 210 g 3

Ultra-processed food (11)

  1. 6 Giant cous cous in a Mediterranean inspired dressing Tesco Finest · 2 x 200g 4
  2. 7 Spicy vegetable couscous Asda · 100 g 4
  3. 8 spice sensation couscous Ainsley harriott · 100 g 4
  4. 9 Mediterranean Inspired Couscous Tesco · 110g 4
  5. 10 Wild mushroom couscous Ainsley Harriott · 100 g 4
  6. 11 Sundried Tomato & Garlic Couscous Ainsley Harriott · 100g 4
  7. 12 Roasted Vegetable Couscous Ainsley · 100 g 4
  8. 13 Moroccan Spiced Couscous Al'fez · 200g 4
  9. 14 Roasted Vegetable Couscous Sainsburys · 110g 4
  10. 15 Lemon & Coriander Cous Cous Bramwells · 100g 4
  11. 16 Roasted Vegetable Cous Cous Bramwells Express 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.