Prepared salads, from least to most processed

We track 224 prepared salads, 60% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Greek style salad cheese.

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What makes prepared salads ultra-processed

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

Processed food (89)

  1. 1 Greek style salad cheese Lidl · 200 g NOVA group 3
  2. 2 British Organic Eggs Organic NOVA group 3
  3. 3 Carrot and Orange Salad Lidl · 200 g NOVA group 3
  4. 4 Bistro Salad Sainsbury's · 150g NOVA group 3
  5. 5 Italian Style Salad Lidl · 160g NOVA group 3
  6. 6 Peppery Babyleaf Rocket Salad Tesco · 90 g NOVA group 3
  7. 7 Italian Style Salad M&S Food · 65g NOVA group 3
  8. 8 Baby leaf salad Coop · 100 g NOVA group 3
  9. 9 Italian Style Salad Sainsbury's · 100g NOVA group 3
  10. 10 Sweet and Crunchy Salad Meadow fresh · 250g NOVA group 3
  11. 11 Classic salad Sainsbury's · 165g NOVA group 3
  12. 12 House Side Salad Tesco · 120g NOVA group 3
  13. 13 Fine Cut Salad Asda · 230g NOVA group 3
  14. 14 Beet n leek salad Old world · 32 oz NOVA group 3
  15. 15 Corn and light tuna salad Rio Mare · 4 x 160 g NOVA group 3
  16. 16 mixed bean salad Morrisons · 400 g NOVA group 3
  17. 17 Mixed bean salad Asda NOVA group 3
  18. 18 Pickled pink slaw Tesco · 140g NOVA group 3
  19. 19 Cheese Coleslaw Marks & Spencer · 300 g NOVA group 3
  20. 20 Wild Tuna & Red Bean Salad Wild Planet · 5.6 oz NOVA group 3
  21. 21 Roasted Vegetable Couscous M&S · 200 g NOVA group 3
  22. 22 Mexican Style Rice and Avocado M&S Food · 200g NOVA group 3
  23. 23 Salade Mexicaine au thon NiXe · 220g NOVA group 3
  24. 24 Marinated Basil King Prawns & Tomatoes M&s Food · 135 g NOVA group 3
  25. 25 Mixed Bean Salad Sainsburys · 400g NOVA group 3
  26. 26 Four Bean Salad Sainsbury’s NOVA group 3
  27. 27 Honey roast scottish salmon pasta salad Marks & Spencer NOVA group 3
  28. 28 Muffuletta Olive Salad Sotestado NOVA group 3
  29. 29 Coleslaw Plant Kitchen (Marks & Spencer) · 300.0 g NOVA group 3
  30. 30 Potato salad vegan Marks & Spencer NOVA group 3
  31. 31 French Style Dressing Sainsbury's · 225g NOVA group 3
  32. 32 Spinach & Pine Nut Pesto Pasta TESCO finest · 215 g NOVA group 3
  33. 33 Italian Pasta & Spinach Salad M&s Food · 400 g NOVA group 3
  34. 34 Vegetables Waitrose NOVA group 3
  35. 35 Feta cheese & slow roasted tomato pasta salad M&S · 190 g NOVA group 3
  36. 36 Tuna And Sweetcorn In Mayonnaise Asda · 250 g NOVA group 3
  37. 37 Chicken & Pesto Pasta Bowl M&S Foods · 195g NOVA group 3
  38. 38 4 Bean Salad M&S · 250 g NOVA group 3
  39. 39 Smoky Grain Salad with Spanish Style Dressing Tesco · 240.0 g NOVA group 3
  40. 40 Quinoa & Green Pea Salad Waitrose · 165g NOVA group 3

Showing the first 40 of 89. The narrower categories above, or search, find the rest.

Ultra-processed food (135)

  1. 90 Kumato Trader Joe's · 255 g NOVA group 4
  2. 91 Caser Crumble Salad Topper 130g NOVA group 4
  3. 92 Reduced Fat Coleslaw Marks & Spencers NOVA group 4
  4. 93 Deli Style Coleslaw With A Creamy Mayonnaise M&s Food · 500 g NOVA group 4
  5. 94 Potato Salad Sainsbury's NOVA group 4
  6. 95 Traditional Potato Salad Marks & Spencer NOVA group 4
  7. 96 Spicy Chicken Pasta Tesco · 1 275g NOVA group 4
  8. 97 Chicken Honey and Mustard Pasta Salad M&S Food · 360g NOVA group 4
  9. 98 Tuna & Sweetcorn Pasta Tesco · 300g NOVA group 4
  10. 99 Green Goddess Slaw Marks & Spencers · 270 g NOVA group 4
  11. 100 King Prawn Tomato and Basil Pasta Salad M&S Food · 340 g NOVA group 4
  12. 101 Chicken Caesar Shake-A-Salad Marks & Spencers NOVA group 4
  13. 102 35 plants salad Marks and Spencer · 280 g NOVA group 4
  14. 103 Mexican Street Corn Chopped Kit Taylor Farms NOVA group 4
  15. 104 Beetroot salad Sainsbury's · 300 g NOVA group 4
  16. 105 Tuna salad with rice NiXe · 220g NOVA group 4
  17. 106 John west harissa spiced super tuna salad with couscous and lentil John West NOVA group 4
  18. 107 Sweet Kale Salad Kit Eat Smart · 397 g NOVA group 4
  19. 108 Lentil tabbouleh Salad The Fresh Salad NOVA group 4
  20. 109 Hot smoked salmon and baby potato salad Sainsbury’s taste the difference · 270 g NOVA group 4
  21. 110 Sweet Kale Chopped Salad Kit Twin Pack Eat Smart · 2x 14oz (397g) NOVA group 4
  22. 111 Taste the difference giant couscous & feta salad Sainsbury's NOVA group 4
  23. 112 Spinich and pine nut pasta Aldi specially selected · 215 g NOVA group 4
  24. 113 Middle Eastern Harissa Stew BOL NOVA group 4
  25. 114 Feta & Mixed Grains Salad Taste the Difference NOVA group 4
  26. 115 Chicken, Broccoli and Almond Salad Tesco · 265 g NOVA group 4
  27. 116 Vitakrone Rödbetssallad Lidl · 1 kg NOVA group 4
  28. 117 ICA Potatissallad i vinägrett ICA · 700 g NOVA group 4
  29. 118 Thai style prawn & noodle salad Waitrose · 255 NOVA group 4
  30. 119 Four Bean Salad Paisley Farm · 1L NOVA group 4
  31. 120 Finest Coleslaw Tesco NOVA group 4
  32. 121 Sweet potato salad Raku NOVA group 4
  33. 122 Herby Falafel & Tabbouleh M&S Food · 315g NOVA group 4
  34. 123 Rödbetssallad ICA · 400 g NOVA group 4
  35. 124 Cabbage Salad Eridanous · 400g NOVA group 4
  36. 125 Rich And Creamy Coleslaw Asda NOVA group 4
  37. 126 K-Salat Lyx Potatissallad K-Salat · 400 g NOVA group 4
  38. 127 Tuna Pasta salad John West · 220 g NOVA group 4
  39. 128 Coleslaw Taste The Difference NOVA group 4
  40. 129 Tuna salad Mediterranean style Nixe NOVA group 4

Showing the first 40 of 135. 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.