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Samosas, from least to most processed

We track 13 samosas, 31% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Waitrose 4 Vegetable Samosas.

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What makes samosas ultra-processed

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

Processed food (9)

  1. 1 Waitrose 4 Vegetable Samosas Waitrose · 220g 3
  2. 2 Vegetable Samosa Lidl · 220 g 3
  3. 3 4 vegetable samosas Waitrose 3
  4. 4 4 vegetable samosas Sainsbury's · 4 3
  5. 5 Vegetable Samosas Sainsbury's · 2x 22.5g 3
  6. 6 Chicken Tikka Samosa Lidl · 100g 3
  7. 7 4 Vegetable Samosas Aldi 3
  8. 8 Vegetable samosa Morrisons 3
  9. 9 Dry Fruit Samosa Jaimin · 200g (7oz) 3

Ultra-processed food (4)

  1. 10 mini Vegetable Samosas Trader Joe's · 240g 4
  2. 11 Vegetable Samosas Tesco · 4 x 48g 4
  3. 12 Vegetable Samosa Marks & Spencers 4
  4. 13 samosa Iceland · 240g 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.