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Vegetarian grounds, from least to most processed

We track 8 vegetarian grounds, 75% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Egg Bites.

What makes vegetarian grounds ultra-processed

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

Processed food (2)

  1. 1 Egg Bites Starbucks · 21 oz 3
  2. 2 Cauli Crumble Veggie Grounds Big Mountain Foods · 340 g 3

Ultra-processed food (6)

  1. 3 Mince Quorn · 71 g 4
  2. 4 Meat-Free Mince Plant Chef Tesco · 454g 4
  3. 5 Plant based mince Meatless Farm · 350 grams 4
  4. 6 Meat-Free Mince Tesco 4
  5. 7 Veganes Hack Lidl · 275g 4
  6. 8 Isn't Beef Mince This · 250g 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.