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Vegetables from Spain, from least to most processed

We track 37 vegetables from Spain, 49% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Long Grain White Rice.

What makes vegetables from Spain ultra-processed

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

Unprocessed or minimally processed (7)

  1. 1 Long Grain White Rice Asda · 4 x 125 g 1
  2. 2 Thai Jasmine Rice Goya · 50 g 1
  3. 3 Long Grain Rice By Morrisons Morrisons 1
  4. 4 Sweet Rice Wang Globalnet · 1.36kg 1
  5. 5 Basmati & Wild Rice Sainsbury's 1
  6. 6 Microwave Basmati Rice The Grower's Harvest · 250 g 1
  7. 7 Ready Rice Spanish Style Ben's Original · 250 g 1

Processed food (12)

  1. 8 Brown Basmati Rice Waitrose · 250 3
  2. 9 Brown Basmati Rice Sainsbury's · 250g 3
  3. 10 Wholegrain rice 3
  4. 11 Lemon & Herbs Basmati Rice Tilda · 250g 3
  5. 12 Kokosnussreis Golden Sun · 250g 3
  6. 13 Cajun Spiced Rice Uncle Bens · 220g 3
  7. 14 microwave COCONUT JASMINE RICE Marks & Spencers · 250g 3
  8. 15 Tarka Dal Waitrose · 300g 3
  9. 16 Tilda kids sunshine vegetable rice Tilda · 125 g 3
  10. 17 Katsu Curry rice Tilda · 250g 3
  11. 18 Steamed Long Grain Rice Worldwide Foods 3
  12. 19 hummus olive oil & sea salt Ithaca · 284 g 3

Ultra-processed food (18)

  1. 20 Zero Carb Rice H&B · 270 g 4
  2. 21 organic CILANTRO & LIME RICE Ritika's 4
  3. 22 Golden vegetable savoury rice Tesco 4
  4. 23 Golden Vegetable Ben's Original · 220 g 4
  5. 24 Wholegrain golden vegetable rice Uncle Ben’s · 220g 4
  6. 25 Savoury Chicken Flavour Ben's Original · 220 g 4
  7. 26 Super Blend Rice Imperial Grain 4
  8. 27 Lime & coriander microwave rice Taste of · 250g 4
  9. 28 Ready Rice Long Grain & Wild with Herbs and Seasonings Ben's Original · 8.8 oz 4
  10. 29 Brown Rice Minute · 8 oz 4
  11. 30 Brown Rice & Quinoa Minute 4
  12. 31 Golden veg rice medley Vee Tee · 250g 4
  13. 32 spice sensation couscous Ainsley harriott · 100 g 4
  14. 33 Pilau Rice Veetee 4
  15. 34 Brown basmati Lidl 4
  16. 35 Korean BBQ Inspired Flavour Ben's Original · 220g 4
  17. 36 Mexican Style Grains Taste of · 250 g 4
  18. 37 Tikka Masala Ready Rice Uncle Ben's 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.