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Sardines in olive oil, from least to most processed

We track 27 sardines in olive oil, 7% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Olive Oil.

What makes sardines in olive oil ultra-processed

The signs of ultra-processing found most often, and the share of sardines in olive oil that contain each:

Processed culinary ingredient (1)

  1. 1 Olive Oil Sainsbury's 2

Processed food (24)

  1. 2 sardine fillet in olive oil with chili Marks & Spencer 3
  2. 3 Wild caught sardines in extra virgin oil John west 3
  3. 4 Season Boneless Sardines in 100% Olive Oil Season · 124 g 3
  4. 5 Boneless Sardines in Olive Oil John West 3
  5. 6 Wild Caught Sardines in Extra Virgin Olive Oil King Oscar · 3.75 oz (106g) 3
  6. 7 Sardine in olive oil John West · 120g (90g drained) 3
  7. 8 Sardines In Olive Oil Nixe · Net weight: 120g, Drained weight: 84g 3
  8. 9 Sardines in 100% Olive Oil Season · 124 g 3
  9. 10 Sardines Forever Fish 3
  10. 11 Skinless & Boneless Sardines in Olive Oil Sainsbury's 3
  11. 12 Skinless & Boneless Sardines in Olive Oil King Oscar · 87 g 3
  12. 13 Sardines In Olive Oil Isabel · 115 G 3
  13. 14 Skinless & Boneless Sardines in Olive Oil Trader Joe's 3
  14. 15 Skinless & Boneless Sardines in Pure Olive Oil Crown Prince Natural 3
  15. 16 Sardines in spring water Essential Waitrose · 84g 3
  16. 17 Waitrose sardines in olive oil Waitrose · 2 3
  17. 18 Pilchards in Tomato Sauce BTM · 425g 3
  18. 19 Boneless Canadian Sardines, Fillets In Sunflower Oil Kersen 3
  19. 20 Sardines Skinless & Boneless In Pure Olive Oil Sea Castle 3
  20. 21 Sardine al limone Waitrose · 84 g 3
  21. 22 Sardine piccanti Waitrose · 84g 3
  22. 23 Wild Pacific Sardines Wild Planet · 6/4.4oz cans (26.4oz (750g)) 3
  23. 24 Sardines King Oscar 3
  24. 25 Sardines King Oscar John West · 106g 3

Ultra-processed food (2)

  1. 26 Smoked sardines Trader Joe's · 120 g 4
  2. 27 Wild caught sardines in olive oil Chicken of the Sea · 3.75 oz 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.