Seaweeds and their products, from least to most processed

We track 34 seaweeds and their products, 21% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Sushi Nori Roasted Seaweed.

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What makes seaweeds and their products ultra-processed

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

Unprocessed or minimally processed (8)

  1. 1 Sushi Nori Roasted Seaweed YUTAKA - mpreis · 5pcs NOVA group 1
  2. 2 Organic Sushi Nori Ocean's Halo · 1 oz NOVA group 1
  3. 3 Laver Haizhilin · 50 g NOVA group 1
  4. 4 Sushi Nori Yatta! NOVA group 1
  5. 5 Nori sheets Pandaroo · 25g NOVA group 1
  6. 6 Yaki nori for sushi Obento · 25g NOVA group 1
  7. 7 Fueru Wakame Wel pac · 56.7 g NOVA group 1
  8. 8 Sushi Nori Roasted Seaweed Sheets T&T · 27 g (10 sheets) NOVA group 1

Processed food (19)

  1. 9 Sushi Nori Seaweed Wraps Gimme · 81 oz NOVA group 3
  2. 10 Roasted Seaweed Snacks Gimme · 0.17 oz NOVA group 3
  3. 11 Seaveg Crispies Original Clearspring · 4g NOVA group 3
  4. 12 Organic Roasted Seaweed with Sea Salt Trader Joe's NOVA group 3
  5. 13 Laverbread Parsons · 120 g NOVA group 3
  6. 14 Kim Nori Seasoned Seaweed Snack Sea Salt Kim Nori NOVA group 3
  7. 15 The Seaweed Snack Ocean's Halo · 4g NOVA group 3
  8. 16 Organic BigSheets - Premium Roasted Seaweed - Sea Salt GimMe NOVA group 3
  9. 17 Sea Salt Seaweed Snack Ocean's Halo · 20g NOVA group 3
  10. 18 Roasted Seaweed Snacks Sea Salt & Avocado Oil Gimme · 16 oz NOVA group 3
  11. 19 Seaweed thins Itsu · 4 x 5 g NOVA group 3
  12. 20 Organic Roasted Seaweed Snack Kirkland Signature · 17 g NOVA group 3
  13. 21 Crispy Seaweed Thins Sea Salt Itsu · 5 g NOVA group 3
  14. 22 Roasted Seaweed Sea Friend NOVA group 3
  15. 23 Seaveg crispies ginger Clearspring · 4g NOVA group 3
  16. 24 Roasted Seaweed Sea Salt Honest Sea NOVA group 3
  17. 25 Seasoned & Roasted Seaweed JayOne · 5g NOVA group 3
  18. 26 Seaweed crisps abakus Foods · 18 g NOVA group 3
  19. 27 Organic Roasted Seaweed Snack Kirkland · 17 g NOVA group 3

Ultra-processed food (7)

  1. 28 Crispy seeweed wasabi Itsu NOVA group 4
  2. 29 Crispy seaweed thins wasabi Itsu · 15 g NOVA group 4
  3. 30 食べて綺麗に 475/2014 x 100 itsu crispy seaweed thins sw Itsu NOVA group 4
  4. 31 Miso Easy (Traditional) Itsu · 5 sachets, 105g NOVA group 4
  5. 32 Sriracha Seaweed Crisps Emily NOVA group 4
  6. 33 Tempura Seaweed Original flavour Hi tempura · 40 g NOVA group 4
  7. 34 Vegiar ICA · 190 g 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.