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.
Southern Fried Chicken Pasta
Tesco
UPF
Spaghetti bolognese
Marks & Spencer
Not UPF
Spinach et ricotta ravioli
Marks & Spencer
Not UPF
Steak cut chips
Morrisons
Not UPF
Steamed Asian Style Wheat Dumplings filled with Chicken and Vegetables in an Oriental Style Sauce
Inspired Cuisine
UPF
Steamed long grain rice
Not UPF
Sweet and crunchy salad
Tesco
Not UPF
Thai chilli chicken soup
UPF
Thai Green Chicken Curry & Fragrant Rice
Charlie Bigham's
Not UPF
Tikka Masala Curry Paste
The Spice Tailor
Not UPF
Tomato and basil Soup
Lidl
Not UPF
TOMATO AND MOZZARELLA PASTA BAKE
co-op
Not UPF
Tortilla
Asda
Not UPF
Tuna nicoise salad
Marks & Spencer
Not UPF
Vegetarian Haggis
MacSween
UPF
Veggie crystal rolls
Itsu
UPF
4 Omega 3 Fishcakes
Young's
UPF
4 sweet potato & red onion bhajia
By sainsbury's
Not UPF
6 Beef Burgers
Aldi, Oakhurst
UPF
6 large vegetable spring rolls
Aldi
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 Breaded Haddock Fish Fingers
Waitrose
UPF
Chunky minestrone soup
Waitrose
UPF
coleslaw
Sainsbury's
UPF
Cottage Pie Mix
Colman'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
Hot Cross Buns
Lidl
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
Melton Mowbray Pork Pies
Marks & Spencers
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
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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.