Sauerkrauts, from least to most processed

We track 25 sauerkrauts, 4% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Sauerkraut.

What makes sauerkrauts ultra-processed

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

Unprocessed or minimally processed (2)

  1. 1 Sauerkraut NOVA group 1
  2. 2 Kapusta Kiszona Sauerkraut Moryń · 870g NOVA group 1

Processed food (22)

  1. 3 Sauerkraut Kühne · 796 mL NOVA group 3
  2. 4 Organic Raw Sauerkraut Hurly Burly · 300 g NOVA group 3
  3. 5 Organic Sauerkraut Loving Foods · 475g NOVA group 3
  4. 6 Traditional german barrel sauerkraut Carl Kuhne Kg NOVA group 3
  5. 7 Sauerkraut Baxters NOVA group 3
  6. 8 Sauerkraut Wildbrine · 1418g NOVA group 3
  7. 9 Organic Sauerkraut Biona NOVA group 3
  8. 10 Sauerkraut Dawtona · 500 g (drained : 335 g) NOVA group 3
  9. 11 German Style Sauerkraut Deutsche Küche · 24 oz NOVA group 3
  10. 12 Classic Sauerkraut Cleveland Kitchen NOVA group 3
  11. 13 Raw organic Sauerkraut NOVA group 3
  12. 14 Surkål Nevalan · 400 g NOVA group 3
  13. 15 Sauerkraut with Pickled Persian Cucumbers Trader Joe's · 18 oz NOVA group 3
  14. 16 Sauerkraut Bavarian Style Hengstenberg · 130g NOVA group 3
  15. 17 Raw garlic and dill sauerkraut Vadasz · 400g NOVA group 3
  16. 18 Golden turmeric Biona Organic NOVA group 3
  17. 19 sauerkraut Vadasz · 275 gms NOVA group 3
  18. 20 Ruby Beetroot Sauerkraut Biona · 350 g NOVA group 3
  19. 21 Strimlad Surkäl Plivit · 880 g NOVA group 3
  20. 22 Raw Sauerkraut NOVA group 3
  21. 23 Shredded Kraut Silver Floss NOVA group 3
  22. 24 Rolnik Surkål 900ml Vatan Engros As NOVA group 3

Ultra-processed food (1)

  1. 25 Red Cabbage with Apple Deutsche Küche · 24 oz (680g) NOVA group 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.