Vegetable rods, from least to most processed

We track 17 vegetable rods, 0% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Celery.

Narrower categories

Unprocessed or minimally processed (7)

  1. 1 Celery Lidl · 500 g NOVA group 1
  2. 2 Leeks Oaklands · 177g NOVA group 1
  3. 3 Aparagus Spears Aldi NOVA group 1
  4. 4 Celery Tesco NOVA group 1
  5. 5 Asparagus Asda NOVA group 1
  6. 6 Artichoke hearts Sainsbury's · 240 g NOVA group 1
  7. 7 Marinated Artichoke Hearts Marin NOVA group 1

Processed food (10)

  1. 8 Crunchy Artichoke Chips Other Foods · 25 g NOVA group 3
  2. 9 Stångsparris ICA · 110 g NOVA group 3
  3. 10 Green giant artichoke hearts Green Giant · 400g NOVA group 3
  4. 11 Artichoke hearts Kirkland · 935 g NOVA group 3
  5. 12 Slices Artichokes Waitrose · 280 g NOVA group 3
  6. 13 Delicate sliced Artichoke hearts Waitrose · 530g NOVA group 3
  7. 14 Artichoke Hearts Kirkland Signature · 33 oz (0.94 kg) NOVA group 3
  8. 15 Flame seared Italian artichokes Marks & Spencers · 174g NOVA group 3
  9. 16 Artichoke antipasti Tesco · 285g (160g) NOVA group 3
  10. 17 Italian Chargrilled Artichokes Sainsbury’s · 140g NOVA group 3

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.