Is it ultra-processed?
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Root vegetables, from least to most processed

We track 14 root vegetables, 36% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Sweet Potatoes.

What makes root vegetables ultra-processed

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

Unprocessed or minimally processed (6)

  1. 1 Sweet Potatoes Tesco · 1kg 1
  2. 2 Sweet Potatoes M&S Eat Well · 500g 1
  3. 3 Sweet Potatoes Premium · 3 lbs 1
  4. 4 Sweet potato Sainsbury-S 1
  5. 5 Organic sweet potatoes Nature’s pride · 5 lb 1
  6. 6 Sweet Potatoes Great Value · 10 oz 1

Processed food (3)

  1. 7 Soft & Chewy Sweet Potato Sticks Snak Yard · 2.82 oz 3
  2. 8 British potato, carrot, and Swede mash Sainsbury's · 400g 3
  3. 9 sweet potato pakora with red pepper, cumin and chilli Gosh! · 171g 3

Ultra-processed food (5)

  1. 10 Sweet Potato Hash Brown Strong Roots · 350 g 4
  2. 11 Honey Glazed Parsnips Aunt Bessie's · 500g 4
  3. 12 Sweet potatoes Strong Roots · 500 g 4
  4. 13 Sweet Potatoe Fries Four seasons · 500g 4
  5. 14 Crispy Sweet Potato Fries Harvie Basket · 500 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.