Tunas in oil, from least to most processed

We track 18 tunas in oil, 6% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Tuna flakes.

What makes tunas in oil ultra-processed

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

Unprocessed or minimally processed (1)

  1. 1 Tuna flakes Sainsbury’s · 102g NOVA group 1

Processed food (16)

  1. 2 Tuna Steak in olive oil Waitrose · 200g 150g Drained Weight NOVA group 3
  2. 3 White Tuna in Olive Oil Ortiz · 158g NOVA group 3
  3. 4 Bonito del norte in organic extra virgin olive oil Ortiz · 220 g NOVA group 3
  4. 5 Ortiz Atún Claro En Aceite Oliva Ortiz · 1pcs NOVA group 3
  5. 6 Solid Light Yellowfin Tuna in Olive Oil Trader Joe's NOVA group 3
  6. 7 Strimlad Tonfisk i solrosolja Statesman · 185 g NOVA group 3
  7. 8 Solid Yellowfin Tuna StarKist E.V.O.O. NOVA group 3
  8. 9 Chunk Style Tuna In Olive Oil Blend John West · 95g NOVA group 3
  9. 10 Tuna Chunks in sunflower oil The Fishmonger · 4 x 145g NOVA group 3
  10. 11 Solid Light Tuna in Olive Oil RIO mare · 640 g NOVA group 3
  11. 12 No Drain Fridge Pot Tuna Steak with a Little Sunflower Oil John West NOVA group 3
  12. 13 Tuna in Oil Greenseas · 95g NOVA group 3
  13. 14 Tuna Sirena · 95 g NOVA group 3
  14. 15 Tuna in olive oil Wild Tides · 95g NOVA group 3
  15. 16 Tonfisk i solrosolja Eldorado · 170g NOVA group 3
  16. 17 Tuna Chuncks in Sunflower Oil Lidl · 112 g NOVA group 3

Ultra-processed food (1)

  1. 18 Flaked Light Tuna Lemon & Pepper Clover Leaf · 85 g 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.