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Prepared rices, from least to most processed

We track 12 prepared rices, 75% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Long Grain Rice.

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What makes prepared rices ultra-processed

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

Processed food (3)

  1. 1 Long Grain Rice Uncle Ben's · 250g 3
  2. 2 egg fried rice Ben’s Original · 250g 3
  3. 3 Egg Fried Rice Ben's · 250g 3

Ultra-processed food (9)

  1. 4 Egg Fried Rice Tesco 4
  2. 5 Sainsbury's Egg Fried Rice Sainsbury's 4
  3. 6 Egg Fried Rice Waitrose 4
  4. 7 Egg Fried Microwave Rice Taste of · 250 g 4
  5. 8 Classic Egg Fried Rice Worldwide Foods · 250 g 4
  6. 9 Egg fried Morrisons · 250 g 4
  7. 10 Vegetable Fried Rice Trader Joe's · 16 oz 4
  8. 11 Special Mexican Style Rice Worldwide Foods · 250 grams 4
  9. 12 Riz Cantonais Express Uncle Ben's · 250 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.