Snacks and desserts for babies, from least to most processed

We track 25 snacks and desserts for babies, 44% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Majskrokar.

What makes snacks and desserts for babies ultra-processed

The signs of ultra-processing found most often, and the share of snacks and desserts for babies that contain each:

Unprocessed or minimally processed (7)

  1. 1 Majskrokar Oho! · 150g NOVA group 1
  2. 2 Strawberry and banana smoothie melts Kiddylicious NOVA group 1
  3. 3 Red burst NOVA group 1
  4. 4 Homemade Heinz · 100 g NOVA group 1
  5. 5 Apple & Blueberries Pouch Heinz by nature NOVA group 1
  6. 6 Mango Breakfast NOVA group 1
  7. 7 Fruit Splits - Strawberry And Apple Bear NOVA group 1

Processed food (7)

  1. 8 Strawberry Greek Style Yoghurt Asda · 90 g NOVA group 3
  2. 9 Melties with probiotics Beech Nut NOVA group 3
  3. 10 Gingerbread men biscuits Organix · 100 g NOVA group 3
  4. 11 Mini Gingerbread Men Organix · 20g NOVA group 3
  5. 12 Saucy Tomato Noughts & Crosses+ Months 4 x (60g) Organix NOVA group 3
  6. 13 12 ITTLE ANGELS by ASDA APPLE & RASPBERRY CORN CAK NOVA group 3
  7. 14 Little adventures Aldi NOVA group 3

Ultra-processed food (11)

  1. 15 Soft Oaty Bars - Strawberry & Apple Organix NOVA group 4
  2. 16 Apple & Orange Soft Oaty Bars Organix · 6 x 23g NOVA group 4
  3. 17 Organix carrot cake oats bars Organix · 6x23g NOVA group 4
  4. 18 Vanilla power shake BOL · 410g NOVA group 4
  5. 19 Melty button Kiddylicious · 6g NOVA group 4
  6. 20 Organic jammie monsters strawberry & apple biscuits Organix · 8 x 8g NOVA group 4
  7. 21 Superfood Puffs, Baby Food, Banana & Pumpkin Happy Baby NOVA group 4
  8. 22 Organic YoBaby Pear Yogurt w/ Probiotics Stonyfield · 4 ounces NOVA group 4
  9. 23 cookie squares Kiddylicious · 144 g (6 * 24 g) NOVA group 4
  10. 24 Renew Joy burst · 16.9 fl oz NOVA group 4
  11. 25 farley's reduced sugar rusks 150g 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.