Tapenades, from least to most processed

We track 9 tapenades, 22% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Black Tapenade.

What makes tapenades ultra-processed

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

Processed food (7)

  1. 1 Black Tapenade Belazu · 170g NOVA group 3
  2. 2 Tapenade Waitrose NOVA group 3
  3. 3 Tapenade Chili Zeta · 135 g NOVA group 3
  4. 4 Roasted pepper tapenade Belazu · 165 g NOVA group 3
  5. 5 tapenade ICA · 130 g NOVA group 3
  6. 6 Green Olive Tapenade Sainsbury's NOVA group 3
  7. 7 Kalamata Olive Tapenade Sainsbury's NOVA group 3

Ultra-processed food (2)

  1. 8 Tapenade Classico Garant · 200 g NOVA group 4
  2. 9 Olive Tapenade Hummus Trader Joe · 10 oz 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.