Sunflower seeds, from least to most processed

We track 23 sunflower seeds, 13% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Sunflower Seeds.

What makes sunflower seeds ultra-processed

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

Unprocessed or minimally processed (12)

  1. 1 Sunflower Seeds Lidl NOVA group 1
  2. 2 Sunflower Seeds The Foodie Market · 250 g NOVA group 1
  3. 3 Sunflower seeds Tesco · 150g NOVA group 1
  4. 4 sunflower seeds Morrisons · 150g NOVA group 1
  5. 5 Solroskärnor Risenta · 400 g NOVA group 1
  6. 6 Skalade Solroskärnor Eldorado · 800 g NOVA group 1
  7. 7 Solroskärnor Amazing · 800g NOVA group 1
  8. 8 Sunflower & Pumpkin Seed Mix Fudco · 250g NOVA group 1
  9. 9 Roasted sunflower seeds Dandar · 500 g NOVA group 1
  10. 10 4 Seed Mix The Foodie Market · 250g NOVA group 1
  11. 11 Feel Well Wonder mix Whitworths · 110g NOVA group 1
  12. 12 Breakfast Boost Good4u · 130 grams NOVA group 1

Processed culinary ingredient (1)

  1. 13 Omega Mix Holland & Barrett · 500g NOVA group 2

Processed food (7)

  1. 14 sunflower seeds original Cha Cha · 260 grams NOVA group 3
  2. 15 Sunflower Seeds David · 16 oz NOVA group 3
  3. 16 All Organic Sprouted Sunflower Seeds Go Raw NOVA group 3
  4. 17 Rostade saltade solroskärnor Risenta · 200 g NOVA group 3
  5. 18 Sunflower Kernels Roasted & Salted Great Value · 16 oz NOVA group 3
  6. 19 Cold Milled Flaxseed, Sunflower, Pumpkin & Chia Seeds & Goji Berries John Woods (Lisglyn) Limited · 425 g NOVA group 3
  7. 20 Eldorado Solrosfrön med skal, rostade och saltade Eldorado · 400 g NOVA group 3

Ultra-processed food (3)

  1. 21 Sunflower Kernels Kroger · 29 g NOVA group 4
  2. 22 Dry Roasted Sunflower Kernels Kraft Heinz · 5.85 oz (165 g) NOVA group 4
  3. 23 Ranch Jumbo Sunflower Seeds David · 5.25oz 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.