Tinned Mackerels, from least to most processed

We track 15 tinned Mackerels, 7% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Mackerel in Brine.

What makes tinned Mackerels ultra-processed

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

Processed food (14)

  1. 1 Mackerel in Brine Tesco · 88 g NOVA group 3
  2. 2 Mackerel fillets in olive oil Essential Waitrose & Partners · 125 g NOVA group 3
  3. 3 Skinless & Boneless Mackerel Fillets in Tomato Sauce Nixe · 125g NOVA group 3
  4. 4 Danish Mackerel Fillet Marks & Spencer · 125 g NOVA group 3
  5. 5 Skinless & Boneless Mackerel Fillets in Spicy Tomato Sauce Nixe · 125g NOVA group 3
  6. 6 Mackerel in tomato sauce Tesco · 125 g NOVA group 3
  7. 7 Scottish mackerel fillets Asda · 125g NOVA group 3
  8. 8 Mackerel fillets in tomato sauce Morrisons · 125 g NOVA group 3
  9. 9 Food Princes · 125 g NOVA group 3
  10. 10 Makrillfilé i tomatsås 3 pack ICA · 375 g (3 x 125 g) NOVA group 3
  11. 11 Mackerel Fillets in Tomato Sauce The Fishmonger · 125 g NOVA group 3
  12. 12 Mackerel fillets in spicy tomato sauce Essential Waitrose · 1 x 125g NOVA group 3
  13. 13 Mackerel fillets In a hot and spicy sauce Asda · 125g NOVA group 3
  14. 14 Skinless and boneless mackerel fillets in a katsu curry sauce Tesco · 125g NOVA group 3

Ultra-processed food (1)

  1. 15 Mackerel Fillets in a Rich Sun-Dried Tomato and Basil Sauce Asda · 125g 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.