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Vegetables, from least to most processed

We track 603 vegetables, 18% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is cucumber.

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What makes vegetables ultra-processed

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

Unprocessed or minimally processed (322)

  1. 1 cucumber BiO Organic · 250g 1
  2. 2 Fresh mixed peppers Oaklands · 500g 1
  3. 3 British Cucumber Tesco 1
  4. 4 Celery Lidl · 500 g 1
  5. 5 Pretzel Sticks Trader Joe's · 150g 1
  6. 6 British carrots Oaklands · 1kg 1
  7. 7 Sweet Potatoes Tesco · 1kg 1
  8. 8 Vittoria Cherry Vine Tomatoes Sainsbury's · 270 g 1
  9. 9 Classic Peeled Carrots Bolthouse Farms · 340 g 1
  10. 10 Organic Baby Spinach Earthbound Farm · 16 oz. (1 lb.) 454 g 1
  11. 11 British Carrots Tesco · 1 kg 1
  12. 12 Broccoli Florets Birds Eye 1
  13. 13 Baby Spinach Lidl · 240 g 1
  14. 14 Baby Carrots Grimmway Farms · 453.59237 g 1
  15. 15 garden peas Birds Eye · 800g 1
  16. 16 Spring onions Tesco 1
  17. 17 Campari Fair Trade Sunset · 8x2 Lb 1
  18. 18 Cocktail Tomatoes On The Vine Lidl · 500g 1
  19. 19 Sweet vine ripened tomatoes Tesco 1
  20. 20 Italian Tomato Puree M&S Food · 200 g 1
  21. 21 Carrots Aldi · 1 kg 1
  22. 22 Classic round tomatoes Sainsbury's · 400g 1
  23. 23 Cucumber Asda 1
  24. 24 Cooked Beetroot in Natural Juice Greens 1
  25. 25 Sweet peppers Sainsbury's · 3 1
  26. 26 Broccoli Florets Tesco · 900 g 1
  27. 27 Tesco British Baby Spinach Tesco · 250g 1
  28. 28 Long Grain White Rice Asda · 4 x 125 g 1
  29. 29 Garden Peas Grower's Harvest 1
  30. 30 Broccoli Florets Great Value · 12 oz 1
  31. 31 Italian wild rocket Tesco 1
  32. 32 Tomatoes Tesco · 100k 1
  33. 33 So organic Cucumber Sainsburys 1
  34. 34 Cucumber Nature's Pick 1
  35. 35 Irish Broccoli Farrell's · 500g 1
  36. 36 Tomato puree Duchy Organic · 200gms 1
  37. 37 Cooked beetroot in natural juices Love Beets · 280g 1
  38. 38 Beetroot Aldi · 500 g 1
  39. 39 Petits Pois Birdseye 1
  40. 40 Carrots Sainsbury's · 750g 1

Showing the first 40 of 322. The narrower categories above, or search, find the rest.

Processed culinary ingredient (1)

  1. 323 Yellow Vegetable Curry Cook 2

Processed food (171)

  1. 324 Soft & Chewy Sweet Potato Sticks Snak Yard · 2.82 oz 3
  2. 325 Cooked Beetroot Oaklands · 500g 3
  3. 326 Cauliflower Oaklands · 750g 3
  4. 327 Sushi Nori Seaweed Wraps Gimme · 81 oz 3
  5. 328 Just Beetroot The Lincolnshire Beetroot Co. · 500g 3
  6. 329 Organic Tomato Passata Tarantella 3
  7. 330 Double Concentrated Tomato Paste Cento · 4.56 OZ (130g) 3
  8. 331 Organic Riced Cauliflower Trader Giotto's · 340g 3
  9. 332 Passata di pomodoro La Rosina · 680 g 3
  10. 333 Tomato Paste Mutti · 130g 3
  11. 334 Tomato puree Mutti 3
  12. 335 Cut Green Beans Del Monte · 14.5 oz (411g) 3
  13. 336 Queen Butter Beans Bold Beans · 570 g 3
  14. 337 Cut green beans Great value · 14.5 oz (411g) 3
  15. 338 Brown Basmati Rice Waitrose · 250 3
  16. 339 Butter Beans KTC · 400g 3
  17. 340 Terrific Tomato Dawson Press 3
  18. 341 Butter beans Cirio · 380 g 3
  19. 342 Spinach pure KIC · 795g 3
  20. 343 French Style Green Beans Great Value 3
  21. 344 Crunchy Artichoke Chips Other Foods · 25 g 3
  22. 345 Cut Green Beans Libby's · 15 oz (425g) 3
  23. 346 La Rosina Pomodorini GR. 400 3
  24. 347 Fresh Cut cut green beans Del Monte · 14.5 oz. (411g) 3
  25. 348 Surkål Nevalan · 400 g 3
  26. 349 Canned San Marzano tomatoes Cento · 28oz 3
  27. 350 Growers Harvest Microwave Wholegrain Rice Tesco 3
  28. 351 Sweet Peas Del Monte · 425g 3
  29. 352 Tender Peas Le Sieur · 398 g 3
  30. 353 Pickled Baby Gherkins Asda · 340g 3
  31. 354 Pickled Red Cabbage Sainsbury's 3
  32. 355 Very Young Small Sweet Peas Le Sueur · NET WT. 15 OZ (425g) 3
  33. 356 Italian Style Salad Lidl · 160g 3
  34. 357 Italian Style Salad M&S Food · 65g 3
  35. 358 Passata Fine Tomato Puree With Basil Leaf Mutti · 680 mL 3
  36. 359 Sun-Dried Tomatoes with sea salt Italiamo · 100 g 3
  37. 360 Brown Basmati Rice Sainsbury's · 250g 3
  38. 361 Melty Carrot Puffs 7+ Months Organix · 20g 3
  39. 362 Alleyna Roasted Red Peppers Aleyna · 480g 3
  40. 363 Roasted Red Peppers Karyatis · 450g 3

Showing the first 40 of 171. The narrower categories above, or search, find the rest.

Ultra-processed food (109)

  1. 495 Zero Carb Rice H&B · 270 g 4
  2. 496 Roasted Red Peppers Freshona · 650g 4
  3. 497 Red Cabbage with Apple Deutsche Küche · 24 oz (680g) 4
  4. 498 organic CILANTRO & LIME RICE Ritika's 4
  5. 499 Tomatoes cause Great value · 8 oz 4
  6. 500 Kumato Trader Joe's · 255 g 4
  7. 501 Roasted Seasoned Brussels Sprouts with Parmesan Cheese Trader Joe's · 16 oz 4
  8. 502 mexican rice 250 g 4
  9. 503 Sweet Potato Hash Brown Strong Roots · 350 g 4
  10. 504 Unsalted Vegetable Stock for Cooking Kitchen Basics · 32 oz 4
  11. 505 Tikka Vegetables Trader Joe's · 284g 4
  12. 506 Chinese style five spice Ben’s Original · 8.5 oz 4
  13. 507 Herber Wholegrain Rice Garlic Lemon Leon · 240 g 4
  14. 508 Broccoli & Kale Slaw Trader Joe's · 11 oz 4
  15. 509 Mexican Style Stir Fry Veg Mix Freshona · 750 g 4
  16. 510 Golden vegetable savoury rice Tesco 4
  17. 511 Mild Diced Tomatoes & Green Chilies Ro*tel · 10 oz 4
  18. 512 Diced Tomatoes & Green Chilies Ro*tel · 10 oz (284 g) 4
  19. 513 No Salt Added Tomato Sauce Signature · 8 oz 4
  20. 514 Tomato Sauce Happy Harvest 4
  21. 515 Tomato Sauce Great Value 4
  22. 516 Golden Vegetable Ben's Original · 220 g 4
  23. 517 Wholegrain golden vegetable rice Uncle Ben’s · 220g 4
  24. 518 Diced Tomatoes Basil, Garlic & Oregano No Salt Added Hunt's 4
  25. 519 Savoury Chicken Flavour Ben's Original · 220 g 4
  26. 520 Chopped Italian Vine Tomatoes Waitrose · 400g 4
  27. 521 Naturally Fermented Kimchi Jongga · 42.3oz (1.2kg) 4
  28. 522 Sweet Kale Chopped Salad Kit Twin Pack Eat Smart · 2x 14oz (397g) 4
  29. 523 Super Blend Rice Imperial Grain 4
  30. 524 Taste the difference giant couscous & feta salad Sainsbury's 4
  31. 525 Black Bean And Garlic Stir Fry Sauce M&S Food · 150g 4
  32. 526 Butter Beans In Water Tesco · 400 g 4
  33. 527 Butter Beans in water Summer Pride · 400 g net (240 g drained) 4
  34. 528 Butter beans Aldi · 400g 4
  35. 529 Butter Beans Freshona · 400 g 4
  36. 530 Butter Beans in Water Essential Waitrose 4
  37. 531 Butter beans in water Sainsbury's · 400g 4
  38. 532 Butter Beans Asda · 400g 4
  39. 533 Butter beans Coop · 235g 4
  40. 534 Tomato Sauce Rosella · 500 ml 4

Showing the first 40 of 109. The narrower categories above, or search, find the rest.

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.