Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Least Processed Culinary Plants

10 of the top 10 culinary plants products sit in NOVA group 1 — the least processed end of the scale. The culinary plants with the lowest NOVA processing group — fewer industrial ingredients and additives. We checked 28 culinary plants with complete data.

  1. 1 Easy Garlic in white wine vinegar

    Easy Garlic in white wine vinegar

    Batts · 190 g
    a NOVA 1 89 kcal 1.5 g sugar 4.8 g protein 0.1 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  2. 2 Java spices

    Java spices

    Natural Temptation · 55g
    a NOVA 1

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  3. 3 Canónigos

    Canónigos

    Consum
    a NOVA 1 21 kcal 0.1 g sugar 2 g protein 0.4 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  4. 4 Scalogno

    Scalogno

    INE · 250g
    a NOVA 1 64 kcal 3.3 g sugar 1.8 g protein 0.3 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  5. 5 Granulated California onion

    Granulated California onion

    Olde Thompson · 20 oz
    a NOVA 1

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  6. 6 Celery Sticks

    Celery Sticks

    Ahold Delhaize · 1 pound
    a NOVA 1 18 kcal 1.2 g sugar 1.2 g protein 0 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  7. 7 Bio-Zwiebel gelb

    Bio-Zwiebel gelb

    Demeter · 750 g
    a NOVA 1 39 kcal 4.8 g sugar 1.1 g protein 0.6 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  8. 8 Ajo y Perejil

    Ajo y Perejil

    Hacendado · 74 g
    e NOVA 1 246 kcal 7 g sugar 11.1 g protein 1.5 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  9. 9 Cipolla

    Cipolla

    Albert heijn · 150 gram
    NOVA 1 38 kcal 4.5 g sugar 1.3 g protein 0.2 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  10. 10 Bio Gartenkresse

    Bio Gartenkresse

    REWE Bio
    NOVA 1 27 kcal 2.2 g sugar 2.6 g protein 0.6 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

How we built this list

We ranked all published culinary plants 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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