Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Least Processed Canned Foods

10 of the top 10 canned foods products sit in NOVA group 1 — the least processed end of the scale. The canned foods with the lowest NOVA processing group — fewer industrial ingredients and additives. We checked 278 canned foods with complete data.

  1. 1 Sliced Water Chestnuts

    Sliced Water Chestnuts

    Sainsbury's · 140g
    a NOVA 1 37 kcal 1.4 g sugar 1.1 g protein 0.3 g fat

    Also: No additives

  2. 2 Sliced carrots in water

    Sliced carrots in water

    Tesco · 300g(160g)
    a NOVA 1 31 kcal 4.6 g sugar 0.6 g protein 0.4 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  3. 3 Pineapple

    Pineapple

    Boni · 230g
    a NOVA 1 51 kcal 11 g sugar 0.6 g protein 0 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  4. 4 HEINZ Tomato Blokjes

    HEINZ Tomato Blokjes

    Heinz · 390g
    a NOVA 1 30 kcal 2.3 g sugar 1 g protein 0.1 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  5. 5 Wild Pacific Pink Salmon

    Wild Pacific Pink Salmon

    Safe Catch
    a NOVA 1 106 kcal 0 g sugar 22.4 g protein 2.4 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  6. 6 Wild Sardines in Water

    Wild Sardines in Water

    Safe Catch
    a NOVA 1 170 kcal 0 g sugar 25 g protein 5.1 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  7. 7 Sardines In Water

    Sardines In Water

    Crown Prince
    a NOVA 1 160 kcal 0 g sugar 18 g protein 10 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  8. 8 Ganze Wasserkastanien

    Ganze Wasserkastanien

    Golden Diamond · 567 g
    a NOVA 1 55 kcal 0 g sugar 0 g protein 0 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  9. 9 Sardinas

    Sardinas

    Roland · 55 g
    a NOVA 1 233 kcal 0 g sugar 39.7 g protein 8.3 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  10. 10 Cubes de tomates pelées

    Cubes de tomates pelées

    Elvea · 2,5kg
    a NOVA 1 22 kcal 3 g sugar 1.3 g protein 0.4 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

How we built this list

We ranked all published canned foods on Foodmetria that have a photo and the required nutrition data, using values per 100 g from the product label. Ties are broken by Nutri-Score and by how often shoppers scan the product. Rankings update automatically as label data changes. Read our methodology.

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