Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Least Processed Cold Starters

8 of the top 10 cold starters products sit in NOVA group 3 — the least processed end of the scale. The cold starters with the lowest NOVA processing group — fewer industrial ingredients and additives. We checked 37 cold starters with complete data.

  1. 1 Salade de la mer aux olives vertes

    Salade de la mer aux olives vertes

    Monoprix · 120 g
    b NOVA 3 104 kcal 0.9 g sugar 15 g protein 3.3 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  2. 2 Feuilles De Vigne Farcies Au Riz

    Feuilles De Vigne Farcies Au Riz

    les comptoirs de Carthage · 280 g
    c NOVA 3 162 kcal 1.1 g sugar 2.1 g protein 10 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  3. 3 Tartinable Pesto Rouge Marin

    Tartinable Pesto Rouge Marin

    Aquarius · 90 g
    c NOVA 3 181 kcal 3.5 g sugar 2.6 g protein 15 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  4. 4 Tartinade De Lentilles Courgettes Herbes Fines Bio

    Tartinade De Lentilles Courgettes Herbes Fines Bio

    Élisabeth Patignac · 180 g
    c NOVA 3 59 kcal 2.5 g sugar 3.8 g protein 0.7 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  5. 5 Antipasto di mare senza surimi

    Antipasto di mare senza surimi

    PescaRe · 306g
    c NOVA 3 156 kcal 1.2 g sugar 8.7 g protein 11.5 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  6. 6 Taralli finocchio

    Taralli finocchio

    arca
    d NOVA 3 464 kcal 1.1 g sugar 9.1 g protein 18 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian · No additives

  7. 7 3 Figues Farcies au Foie Gras

    3 Figues Farcies au Foie Gras

    Comtesse du Barry · 80 g
    e NOVA 3 418 kcal 23.1 g sugar 5.2 g protein 31.5 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  8. 8 Bruschetta Arrabbiata

    Bruschetta Arrabbiata

    Violas · 100 g
    e NOVA 3 314 kcal 33.7 g sugar 13.4 g protein 5.6 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  9. 9 Aspic de charcuterie aux dés de jambon

    Aspic de charcuterie aux dés de jambon

    Coop · 200 g
    a NOVA 4 51 kcal 1.3 g sugar 5.6 g protein 2.6 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  10. 10 Oeufs Pochés Entiers

    Oeufs Pochés Entiers

    Monoprix · 160 g
    a NOVA 4 148 kcal 0.5 g sugar 13.5 g protein 10 g fat

How we built this list

We ranked all published cold starters 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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