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Shelf-stable sweet pies, from least to most processed

We track 8 shelf-stable sweet pies, 100% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is 9 Mini All Butter Mince Pies.

What makes shelf-stable sweet pies ultra-processed

The signs of ultra-processing found most often, and the share of shelf-stable sweet pies that contain each:

Ultra-processed food (8)

  1. 1 9 Mini All Butter Mince Pies Sainsbury's Taste the Difference · 216g 4
  2. 2 Mince Pies Waitrose 4
  3. 3 All Butter Pastry Mince Pies with Brandy & Port Tesco · 372g 4
  4. 4 Brown Butter Mince Pies with Cognac Waitrose · 6 4
  5. 5 6 Deep Filled Mince Pies Mr Kipling · 360g = 6 x 60g 4
  6. 6 4 Crumble Top Mince Pies With Cranberry & Orange Waitrose 4
  7. 7 6 All butter Mince pies Lidl 4
  8. 8 Plant Chef Mince Pies Tesco · 342g (6x57g) 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.