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Is Dr. Praeger's Spinach littles ultra-processed?

20 oz Prepared vegetables Sold in the United States

Pack of Dr. Praeger's Spinach littles

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 10 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed prepared vegetables

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

spinach, potatoes, onions, potato flakes, canola oil, sunflower oil, egg whites, contains less than 2% of arrowroot powder, sea salt, garlic

As written on the pack

SPINACH, POTATOES, ONIONS, POTATO FLAKES, EXPELLER PRESSED CANOLA OIL AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL, EGG WHITES, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF ARROWROOT POWDER, SEA SALT, GARLIC

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 273 prepared vegetables

From least to most processed, this one ranks 66th. 58% of the prepared vegetables here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 273 prepared vegetables, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0080868002446, last edited 13 July 2025), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.