Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Least Processed Cut

10 of the top 10 cut products sit in NOVA group 3 — the least processed end of the scale. The cut with the lowest NOVA processing group — fewer industrial ingredients and additives. We checked 436 cut with complete data.

1

Ham

Great Value · 6 oz (170 g)

c NOVA 3 107 kcal 1.8 g sugar 19.6 g protein 2.7 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · No additives
2

Rinderbraten

REWE · 65 g

c NOVA 3 139 kcal 0.5 g sugar 30 g protein 1.9 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · No additives
3

Aufschnitt

heinrichsthaler · 200 g

d NOVA 3 320 kcal 0 g sugar 26 g protein 24 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · No additives
4

Emmentaler

Penny · 400g

d NOVA 3 370 kcal 0 g sugar 28 g protein 28.5 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · No additives
5

Lachschinken geschnitten

Vorwerk Podemus

d NOVA 3 153 kcal 0.5 g sugar 20.9 g protein 7.5 g fat

Also: Palm oil free
6

Bio Bergkäse Scheiben

Lidl - Milbona · 200g

d NOVA 3 373 kcal 0.1 g sugar 29 g protein 28.5 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian · No additives
7

Bio-Frühstücksschinken

Zurück zum Ursprung · 100 g

d NOVA 3 100 kcal 0.8 g sugar 19 g protein 2 g fat

Also: Palm oil free
8

British Corned Beef

Waitrose · 120 g

d NOVA 3 232 kcal 0.3 g sugar 23.1 g protein 15.4 g fat

Also: Palm oil free
9

Gutes Land Gouda Jung in Scheiben

Gutes Land · 400 g

d NOVA 3 349 kcal 0 g sugar 23.1 g protein 28.5 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · No additives
10

Lyoner

Willms · 125g

e NOVA 3 200 kcal 0.5 g sugar 14 g protein 20 g fat

Also: Palm oil free

How we built this list

We ranked all published cut 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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