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Rice vermicelli, from least to most processed

We track 17 rice vermicelli, 24% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Rice Noodles.

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What makes rice vermicelli ultra-processed

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

Unprocessed or minimally processed (8)

  1. 1 Rice Noodles Marks & Spencers · 180 g 1
  2. 2 Organic Rice Noodles Ocean's Halo · 5.6 oz 1
  3. 3 Organic Millet & Brown Rice Ramen Lotus Foods · 850 g 1
  4. 4 Rice Noodles Asda · 250g 1
  5. 5 Rice noodles Sainsbury's · 250g 1
  6. 6 Ko-Lee Finest Rice Vermicelli Noodles Ko-Lee · 200 g 1
  7. 7 Folded rice noodles Thai taste 1
  8. 8 Rice Vermicelli Wai Wai · 200g 1

Processed food (5)

  1. 9 instant rice vermicelli noodles Mams · 225g 3
  2. 10 Rice Noodles Waitrose · 180g 3
  3. 11 Rice Vermicelli Tiger Tiger · 400g 3
  4. 12 Brown Rice Udon Noodles Clearspring · 200g 3
  5. 13 Instant Whole Grain Rice Vermicelli Mama · 225g / 5 pieces 3

Ultra-processed food (4)

  1. 14 Spicy laksa prawn noodles Marks and Spencer · 400g 4
  2. 15 Medium Noodles Aldi · 300g 4
  3. 16 Chicken Pad Thai Snapdragon · 32 oz 4
  4. 17 Japanese Teriyaki Egg Noodles Naked noodle · 1 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.