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Refrigerated meals, from least to most processed

We track 44 refrigerated meals, 61% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is ICA Pannkakor.

What makes refrigerated meals ultra-processed

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

Processed food (17)

  1. 1 ICA Pannkakor ICA · 480 g (8 x 60 g) 3
  2. 2 Soupe carotte coriandre Sainsbury's 3
  3. 3 Chicken & Sweetcorn Soup Sainsbury's · 600 g 3
  4. 4 Coop eko Ekologisk Tomatsoppa Morot, selleri, basilika Coop · 450 ml (470 g) 3
  5. 5 Gröna ärter kokosmjölk thai-style Garant · 450 g 3
  6. 6 Tarka Dal Marks & Spencer · 250g 3
  7. 7 Sweet Potato Falafel Tesco 3
  8. 8 Jamaican jerk style soup Taste the difference · 600 g 3
  9. 9 8 Falafels Sainsbury's · 144g 3
  10. 10 Roasted Sweet Potato, Coconut and Chilli Tesco Finest · 600 g 3
  11. 11 Fruity Chicken Curry Marks & Spencer · 400 g 3
  12. 12 Vintage Cheddar Mac and Cheese Sainsbury's · 375 g 3
  13. 13 Coop eko Ekologisk Pumpa soppa Kokos, ingefära, röd curry Coop · 450 ml (460 g) 3
  14. 14 Onion bhajis Sainsburys taste the difference 3
  15. 15 God Husman Pasta med Tomat & Mozzarella Bosphorus · 430 g 3
  16. 16 Minestrone Soup with Bacon M&S Food · 600 g 3
  17. 17 God Husman Korvstroganoff med Ris Bosphorus · 430 g 3

Ultra-processed food (27)

  1. 18 Fjällgulasch Siljans Chark · 500 g 4
  2. 19 Korean Japchae Fried Rice Trader Joe's · 228 g 4
  3. 20 Chicken Tikka Masala M&S Our Best Ever · 460g 4
  4. 21 ICA Korv Stroganoff ICA · 400 g 4
  5. 22 6 Onion Bhajis Waitrose 4
  6. 23 onion bhajis Tesco · 6 294g 4
  7. 24 Felix Mustig soppa Indisk Masala Felix · 475 g 4
  8. 25 ICA-kökets Thaigryta med ris och kyckling ICA-kökets · 400 g 4
  9. 26 Creamy Thai Green Curry BOL · 345g 4
  10. 27 Fish Pie Charlie Binghams · 655g 4
  11. 28 ICA Pannkakor med jordgubbssylt ICA · 350 g 4
  12. 29 Rydbergs Potatissallad Original Rydbergs · 800 g 4
  13. 30 Guldfisken Kök Lax med Gratäng och Västerbottensost Guldfisken Kök · 0.420 kg 4
  14. 31 Lasagne al Forno med provensalska örter Carolines kök · 400 g 4
  15. 32 ICA Bara att värma Pizza Hawaii ICA · 500 g 4
  16. 33 ICA-kökets Spaghetti Carbonara ICA · 360 g 4
  17. 34 Broccolisoppa Coop · 450 ml 4
  18. 35 Mustig Soppa - Thai Röd Curry Felix · 475 g 4
  19. 36 Carolines Kök Pasta Pollo Kyckling & paprika i krämig örtsås Carolines Kök · 400 g 4
  20. 37 Honey & Mustard Chicken Pasta Tesco · 300 g 4
  21. 38 Roast Chicken & Bacon Marks & Spencers · 200g 4
  22. 39 Quiche Lorraine Marks & Spencers · 400g 4
  23. 40 Schysst käk - Klassisk Kebabgryta! Schysst käk · 410 g 4
  24. 41 Bao Buns Jackfruit Vistasia · 160 gram 4
  25. 42 Rydbergs Ishavsröra Rydbergs · 400 g 4
  26. 43 ICA Panerad Sej med kulpotatis och romsås ICA · 400 g 4
  27. 44 Beef Classic Burger Für Die Mikrowelle SK Meat-Vertriebs · 225 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.