Sweet potato fries, from least to most processed

We track 10 sweet potato fries, 90% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries.

What makes sweet potato fries ultra-processed

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

Processed food (1)

  1. 1 Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries Strong Roots · 500 g NOVA group 3

Ultra-processed food (9)

  1. 2 oven baked sweet potato fries Strong Foods · 1.5 kg NOVA group 4
  2. 3 Sweet potato fries Marks & Spencers · 500 g NOVA group 4
  3. 4 Sweet Potato Fries M&s Food · 300 g NOVA group 4
  4. 5 Sweet Potato Fries Alexia · 20 oz (566g) NOVA group 4
  5. 6 Sweet Potato Waffle Cut Fries Alexia · 20 oz NOVA group 4
  6. 7 Sweet Potato Fries Trader Joe's · 15 oz NOVA group 4
  7. 8 Sweet potatoes Strong Roots · 500 g NOVA group 4
  8. 9 Australian Sweet Potato Rustic Style Straight Cut Chips in a Crispy Batter Coles · 750g NOVA group 4
  9. 10 Sweet Potatoe Fries Four seasons · 500g 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.