Turkey breasts, from least to most processed

We track 30 turkey breasts, 63% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Turkey Breast Steaks.

What makes turkey breasts ultra-processed

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

Unprocessed or minimally processed (2)

  1. 1 Turkey Breast Steaks Sainsbury's · 460g NOVA group 1
  2. 2 Kalkon - hel bröstfilé Eldorado NOVA group 1

Processed food (9)

  1. 3 Organic Hickory Smoked Turkey Breast Trader Joe's · 6 oz NOVA group 3
  2. 4 Turkey Breast Plainville Farms · 6 oz NOVA group 3
  3. 5 Roasted Turkey Breast ORIGINALS Organic · 9 oz NOVA group 3
  4. 6 Organic Oven Roasted Turkey Breast Trader Joe's · 6 oz NOVA group 3
  5. 7 Oven Roasted Turkey Breast Simply Nature · 6 oz NOVA group 3
  6. 8 All Natural Oven-Roasted Turkey Breast Ultra-Thin Deli Slices Good & Gather · 8 oz NOVA group 3
  7. 9 Oven Roasted Turkey Breast Applegate · 6 oz NOVA group 3
  8. 10 Oven Roasted Turkey Breast Applegate Naturals NOVA group 3
  9. 11 Minis Original Turkey Archer · 46 oz NOVA group 3

Ultra-processed food (19)

  1. 12 Oven Roasted Turkey Breast Trader Joe's · 7 oz NOVA group 4
  2. 13 Oven Roasted deli Turkey Hormel Natural Choice · 8 oz NOVA group 4
  3. 14 Rökt kalkon ICA · 200g NOVA group 4
  4. 15 Turkey Asda · 100 g NOVA group 4
  5. 16 West Country butter roast turkey breast Morrisons · 120 g NOVA group 4
  6. 17 Slow Roasted Turkey Breast Hillshire Farm · 33 oz NOVA group 4
  7. 18 British Turkey Breast Sainsbury's · 150g NOVA group 4
  8. 19 Honey Roasted Turkey Breast Hillshire Farm · 9 oz NOVA group 4
  9. 20 Cracked Black Pepper Turkey Breast Oscar Mayer NOVA group 4
  10. 21 Prime fresh smoked turkey breast lunchmeat Smithfield · 8 oz NOVA group 4
  11. 22 Oven Roasted Turkey Breast Marketside · 8 oz NOVA group 4
  12. 23 Oven Roasted Turkey Breast & White Turkey | Lean Land O Frost · 16 oz NOVA group 4
  13. 24 Oven Roasted Turkey Breast Hillshire Farm · 9 oz NOVA group 4
  14. 25 Oven Roasted Turkey Breast Lunch Mate · 16 oz NOVA group 4
  15. 26 Oven roasted turkey breast Dulano by Lidl NOVA group 4
  16. 27 Sliced Oven Roasted Turkey Breast Kirkland Signature · 397g (14OZ) NOVA group 4
  17. 28 Turkey Slice Great value · 32 oz NOVA group 4
  18. 29 Oven Roasted Turkey Breast Oscar Mayer · 9 oz NOVA group 4
  19. 30 Oven Roasted Turkey Breast Great Value · 9 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.