Is it ultra-processed?
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Skewers, from least to most processed

We track 10 skewers, 60% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Chicken Breast Skewers.

What makes skewers ultra-processed

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

Processed food (4)

  1. 1 Chicken Breast Skewers Iceland 3
  2. 2 Garlic & Herb Chicken Kebabs Ashfields Grill · 320 g 3
  3. 3 chicken seekh kebabs Aunty Noray’s 3
  4. 4 4 Lamb Shish Kebabs M&S 3

Ultra-processed food (6)

  1. 5 Shish taouk chicken skewer 1001 Delights 4
  2. 6 Eldorado Kycklingkebab Eldorado · 700g 4
  3. 7 Satay Style Chicken Skewers Morrisons · 100 g 4
  4. 8 Chicken Satay Skewers Select & Go · 100 g 4
  5. 9 Klassisk Kebab! Schysst Käk · 275 g 4
  6. 10 Plant pioneers Vegan Shawarma Spiced Kebabs Sainsburys · 264g 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.