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Yeast extract spreads, from least to most processed

We track 23 yeast extract spreads, 57% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Meridian Yeast Extract.

What makes yeast extract spreads ultra-processed

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

Unprocessed or minimally processed (1)

  1. 1 Meridian Yeast Extract Meridian · 340g 1

Processed food (9)

  1. 2 Yeast extract Essential Yeast Extract · 250g 3
  2. 3 Yeast extract reduced salt savoury spread Natex · 225 g 3
  3. 4 Yeast extract Tesco · 225g 3
  4. 5 Yeast extract Morrisons · 240g 3
  5. 6 Mighty Yeast Extract with added vitamins Grandessa · 240g 3
  6. 7 Maribel Yeast Extract Vegan Lidl · 240g 3
  7. 8 Dynamite marmite Unilever · 250g 3
  8. 9 Yeast Extract Asda · 240 g 3
  9. 10 Vegetable Pate Granovita · 125g 3

Ultra-processed food (13)

  1. 11 Marmite truffle Unilever · 250g 4
  2. 12 Marmite Yeast Extract Marmite · 500g 4
  3. 13 Marmite Reduced Salt Marmite · 250 g 4
  4. 14 marmite 250g 4
  5. 15 Marmite XO Yeast Extract Marmite · 250g 4
  6. 16 Marmite Sanitarium · 250g 4
  7. 17 Promite Promite · 290 g 4
  8. 18 Vegemite Vegemite · 380 g 4
  9. 19 Gluten Free Vegemite Vegemite · 235 g 4
  10. 20 Vegemite Yeast Extract Vegemite · 220g 4
  11. 21 Vegemite 40% less salt Bega · 400g 4
  12. 22 Vegemite 40% less salt Vegemite · 235g 4
  13. 23 Mighty Mite Three Threes (333) · 290 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.