Chilled and frozen ready meals lean on stabilisers, flavourings and preservatives to survive the supply chain. Some are far simpler than others — these are the ones Nomi has analysed.
4 Omega 3 Fishcakes
Young's
UPF
4 sweet potato & red onion bhajia
By sainsbury's
Not UPF
6 Beef Burgers
Aldi, Oakhurst
UPF
APPLE CELERY AND WALNUT SALAD WITH A CREAMY MAYONNAISE DRESSING
M&S FOOD
UPF
Barley Feta Salad
Sainsbury's
Not UPF
Battered Cod Fillet Bites
Tesco
UPF
Brown lentil curry
Biona
Not UPF
Carrots and houmous dip
Coop
Not UPF
Cheddar Cheese Potato Mash
Marks & Spencer
Not UPF
Chef Select Chicken & Vegetable Soup
Lidl
Not UPF
Chicken and Tomato Pasta Bake
Cucina
Not UPF
Chicken Jalfrezi
Gastro by specially selected
Not UPF
Chicken korma and pilau rice
M&S
Not UPF
Chunky minestrone soup
Waitrose
UPF
coleslaw
Sainsbury's
UPF
crustless spinach edamame & kale quiche
TESCO
UPF
Deli-Style Coleslaw
Sainsbury's
UPF
Garlic chicken kyiv
Co op
Not UPF
Hand finished Pizza Margherita
Not UPF
Honey roast scottish salmon pasta salad
Marks & Spencer
Not UPF
ITALIAN PASTA & SPINACH SALAD
M&S FOOD
Not UPF
Just cook ricotta chicken
By sainsbury's
Not UPF
King Prawn Poke
Taiko
UPF
Mash
Tesco
Not UPF
Mashed Potato
Tesco
Not UPF
Meatballs with Orzo
The Real Greek
UPF
Microwave Basmati Rice
M&S
Not UPF
Minestrone soup
By sainsbury's
UPF
Moroccan spiced chickpea soup
Tideford Organics
Not UPF
Moroccan style chickpea and red pepper tangine
deliciously Ella
Not UPF
Mushroom Tagliatelle
Steamfresh
Not UPF
otatoes AST POTATOES BASTED IN BRITISH BELLYA RECT
Aldi
UPF
Potato Crisps
McCain
Not UPF
Potato gratin
Waitrose
Not UPF
Quiche Lorraine
Crestwood, Aldi
Not UPF
Rice, quinoa and vegetable stir-fry
Waitrose
Not UPF
Salade de jeunes pousses à l'italienne
M&S
Not UPF
Skinny fries
Tesco
Not UPF
Smoked Salmon, Egg Mayonnaise and Avocado Baguette
Pret A Manger
UPF
soupe miso
Enjuku
UPF
SPAGHETTI BOLOGNESE
CHEF SELECT
UPF
Spicy Piri Piri-Style Mixed Grains and Pulses
The Health Menu by ASDA
UPF
Spicy Veg Sticky Rice Bowl
Marks & Spencer
Not UPF
Steak & Gravy Puff Pastry Pie
Sainsbury's
UPF
Tempura Chicken Steaks
Red Hen
UPF
Tomato & Basil Pasta Sauce
M&P
Not UPF
Tortellini Mit Schinken - Tortellini Con Prosciutto Crudo
Bertagni
Not UPF
Vintage Cheddar Mac and Cheese
Sainsbury's,Sainsbury's taste the difference
Not UPF
Wasabi spicy Korean chicken with fried rice
Wasabi
UPF
Wild Mushroom Pasta
Tesco finest
Not UPF
4 vegetable samosas
Waitrose
Not UPF
6 Duck Spring Rolls
M&S Food
UPF
6 large vegetable spring rolls
Aldi
UPF
Aberdeen Angus Quarter Pounder
Aldi, Aldi Specially Selected
UPF
Aromatic half crispy duck
Gressingham
UPF
Baby Potatoes
Sainsbury's
Not UPF
beef Bolognaise
Marks & Spencer
Not UPF
Beef Lasagne
Tesco
UPF
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Product information comes from public databases and Nomi's own analysis, and may contain errors. Always check the packaging. Ultra-processed classification is based on the NOVA food processing system.