Top 8 · Updated October 2026

Least Processed Ingredients

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

1

Riced Cauliflower

Great Value

a NOVA 3 20 kcal 1.3 g sugar 1.3 g protein 0 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian
2

Xylitol

Total Sweet

c NOVA 4 51 kcal 10.2 g sugar 0.6 g protein 0.5 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian
3

Sweet potato katsu curry

Tesco

c NOVA 4 130 kcal 6 g sugar 2 g protein 4 g fat

Also: Palm oil free
4

Swedish style meatballs

Quorn Foods · 300g

c NOVA 4 130 kcal 0.7 g sugar 13 g protein 4.6 g fat
5

F EXCEPTIONAL JALAPEÑO CHILLI JAM Energy 176kJ Eac

Exceptional

d NOVA 4 276 kcal 49 g sugar 0.5 g protein 0.5 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian
6

Coconut milk powder

Bwfo · 125g

d NOVA 4 578 kcal 6.5 g sugar 3.5 g protein 42 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · No additives
7

Diamond Truffles

Toblerone

e NOVA 4 562 kcal 52 g sugar 5.2 g protein 36 g fat

Also: Palm oil free
8

Zlaty klas

Dr.Oetker · 40g

NOVA 4 90 kcal 11 g sugar 2.6 g protein 1.3 g fat

Also: No additives

How we built this list

We ranked all published ingredients 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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