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Refrigerated plant-based foods, from least to most processed

We track 18 refrigerated plant-based foods, 39% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Tofu.

What makes refrigerated plant-based foods ultra-processed

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

Processed food (11)

  1. 1 Tofu Kirkland organic tofu extra firm · 64 oz 3
  2. 2 Spinach Falafels Waitrose & Partners · 190 g 3
  3. 3 Classic Falafel Yumis · 225g 3
  4. 4 Sweet Potato Falafel Tesco 3
  5. 5 Sweet Potato Falafels Sainsbury's 3
  6. 6 8 Falafels Sainsbury's · 144g 3
  7. 7 Plant! Middle Eastern Falafel Lidl 3
  8. 8 Original falafel Gosh! · 4 x 19 g 3
  9. 9 Mediterranean Falafel Gosh! · 171g 3
  10. 10 falafel Gosh! · 4 x 22 g 3
  11. 11 Moroccan Spiced Falafel Gosh! · 266 gram 3

Ultra-processed food (7)

  1. 12 falafel Waitrose 4
  2. 13 Middle Eastern Falafels Cauldron · 200 g 4
  3. 14 Middle Eastern Harissa Stew BOL 4
  4. 15 Falafel Schysst käk · 330g 4
  5. 16 Green Pea Falafel Tesco 4
  6. 17 Dill Pickle Mini Falafel Trader Joe's · 12 oz 4
  7. 18 Falafels Sainsbury's taste the difference 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.