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Vegetarian nuggets, from least to most processed

We track 26 vegetarian nuggets, 77% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Soya Protein Chunks.

What makes vegetarian nuggets ultra-processed

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

Unprocessed or minimally processed (2)

  1. 1 Soya Protein Chunks Holland & Barrett · 250g 1
  2. 2 Organic SOYA Mince (GMO Free) Just Natural · 250g 1

Processed food (4)

  1. 3 LEO'S GrrrEEN NUGGETS Oh mungood · 360g 3
  2. 4 Magical beanz original nuggetz Heinz 3
  3. 5 plant chef veg fingers Tesco · 16 fingers 448g 3
  4. 6 Crispy veg nuggets Strong Roots · 300g 3

Ultra-processed food (20)

  1. 7 ORIGINAL Plant Chicken Pieces Daring · 14 g 4
  2. 8 'Chicken' Lemon And Herb Planted · 160 g 4
  3. 9 Plant Based 16 Veggie Fingers Asda · 452g 4
  4. 10 Takeaway Salt And Pepper Tenders Quorn 4
  5. 11 Krispiga Nuggets tillagade av couscous Felix · 400 g 4
  6. 12 Vegonuggets Anamma · 300 g 4
  7. 13 Quorn southern fried bites Quorn · 300g 4
  8. 14 Vfc chicken tenders VFC 4
  9. 15 Vego-nuggets ICA · 200 g 4
  10. 16 Vegetarian unbelievaballs The Vegetarian Butcher 4
  11. 17 22 Chicken-Free Dippers Birds Eye Green Cuisine · 403 g 4
  12. 18 Roarsomes Quorn · 240g 4
  13. 19 Hälsans Kök Vardagsfavoriter Veganska Nuggets Nestle norge as 4
  14. 20 No Chicken Nuggets Vemondo · 200 g 4
  15. 21 Crispy Green Nuggets Max · 360 g 4
  16. 22 24 Crispy Nuggets Quorn · 476g 4
  17. 23 Plant chef meat free sausage rolls Tesco 4
  18. 24 Crispy Nuggets Quorn · 300g 4
  19. 25 Ultimate Plant-Based Chick'n Nuggets Gardein · 417 g 4
  20. 26 Nuggets Nothing Fishy · 250 g 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.