Vegetarian sauces, from least to most processed

We track 45 vegetarian sauces, 80% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Vegan Mayo.

What makes vegetarian sauces ultra-processed

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

Processed food (9)

  1. 1 Vegan Mayo Dr. Will's · 170 g NOVA group 3
  2. 2 Original Vegennaise Follow Your Heart · 14 g NOVA group 3
  3. 3 Original Vegenaise Earth Island · 473ml NOVA group 3
  4. 4 Original Bitchin' · 8 oz NOVA group 3
  5. 5 Bolognese Original Loyd Grossman · 350 g NOVA group 3
  6. 6 Bolognese Loyd Grossman · 350 g NOVA group 3
  7. 7 Vegan Bolognese Sauce Vemondo · 350 g / 330 ml NOVA group 3
  8. 8 Black Bean Sauce Taste from Asia · 250 g NOVA group 3
  9. 9 Vegan Pesto alla Calabrese Vemondo · 190g NOVA group 3

Ultra-processed food (36)

  1. 10 Vegan Mayo Heinz · 800 NOVA group 4
  2. 11 Seriously Good Vegan Mayo Heinz · 390g/400ml NOVA group 4
  3. 12 Vegan bolognese sauce Saclà NOVA group 4
  4. 13 Vegetarisk Eko Bolognese Itigo · 350 g NOVA group 4
  5. 14 Mayo Vegan Krämig & Luftig Garant · 330 g NOVA group 4
  6. 15 Plant Based Mayo Spread & Dressing Best Foods NOVA group 4
  7. 16 Pineapple vodka salsa, medium El Taco Truck · 200 ml NOVA group 4
  8. 17 Bolognese Pasta Sauce Dolmio · 500g NOVA group 4
  9. 18 Hellmans Vegan Garlic Mayo 270g Hellmann's · 270 g NOVA group 4
  10. 19 16000274 Bolognese with Chunky Tomato, Garlic & Herbs Leggo's · 500 g NOVA group 4
  11. 20 Vegan Dressing & Spread Hellmann's · 710 mL NOVA group 4
  12. 21 Santa Maria Roasted Sesame Mayo Santa Maria · 180 g NOVA group 4
  13. 22 Chow Mein stir fry sauce Blue Dragon · 120 g NOVA group 4
  14. 23 Sriracha Mayo Type Sauce Flying Goose Brand · 730ml NOVA group 4
  15. 24 Vegan Mayo Vemondo · 250 ml NOVA group 4
  16. 25 Avocado & lime flavour sauce Hellmann's · 255 g NOVA group 4
  17. 26 Vego Pastasås Bolognese ICA · 390 g NOVA group 4
  18. 27 Vegan Mayo Unilever Norge AS · 270 g NOVA group 4
  19. 28 Vegan Mayo Hellmann's · 270 g NOVA group 4
  20. 29 Vegan garlic mayo NOVA group 4
  21. 30 Vegan mayo Aioli Hellmann's · 270 g NOVA group 4
  22. 31 Vegansk majonnäs Kavli · 230 g NOVA group 4
  23. 32 Vegansk Aioli Med Vitlök Ica · 200g NOVA group 4
  24. 33 Vegansk bea Garant · 200 ml NOVA group 4
  25. 34 Wagamama vegan Katsu mayo Wagamama · 265 ml NOVA group 4
  26. 35 Chili Mayo El Taco Truck · 200 ml NOVA group 4
  27. 36 Vegan Meatballs in bolognese sauce Suma · 400g NOVA group 4
  28. 37 Vegan Mayo Tesco NOVA group 4
  29. 38 hellmanns plant based Hellman’s · 400 g NOVA group 4
  30. 39 100% Plant Based Mayo Hellmann's · 405.0 g NOVA group 4
  31. 40 Vegansk pesto ICA · 130 g NOVA group 4
  32. 41 Vego Kebabsås! Schysst käk · 250 ml NOVA group 4
  33. 42 Cactus Lime Mayo El Taco Truck · 200 ml NOVA group 4
  34. 43 Jalapeño Lime Mayo El Taco Truck · 200 ml NOVA group 4
  35. 44 Cheezy sauce El Taco Truck · 200 ml NOVA group 4
  36. 45 Cheezy Jalapeño Sauce El Taco Truck · 200 ml NOVA group 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.