Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Least Processed Marinade

7 of the top 10 marinade products sit in NOVA group 3 — the least processed end of the scale. The marinade with the lowest NOVA processing group — fewer industrial ingredients and additives. We checked 20 marinade with complete data.

1

Noh chinese roast chicken ounce packet

NOH · 32 g

b NOVA 3 24 kcal 5 g sugar 0 g protein 0 g fat

Also: Palm oil free
2

Classic Tandoori Marinade

Gymkhana

c NOVA 3 183 kcal 6.4 g sugar 5.4 g protein 12.2 g fat

Also: No additives
3

Waitrose Cooks' Ingredients Chermoula

Waitrose · 95g

c NOVA 3 142 kcal 5.3 g sugar 1.4 g protein 10.5 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · No additives
4

Chile Lime Verde Marinade & Sauce

California Olive Ranch

c NOVA 3 33 kcal 0 g sugar 0 g protein 0 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · No additives
5

Shawarma Marinade

OTTOLENGHI · 180g

d NOVA 3 148 kcal 7.5 g sugar 2.2 g protein 11.1 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · No additives
6

Marinade Tikka

Vitasia · 310 g

e NOVA 3 96 kcal 6.3 g sugar 3.7 g protein 4.4 g fat

Also: Palm oil free
7

Chicken tacos

Santa Maria · 100g

NOVA 3 96 kcal 12 g sugar 2.5 g protein 0.9 g fat

Also: No additives
8

Citrus Mediterranean Marinade

Briannas

c NOVA 4 333 kcal 0 g sugar 0 g protein 33.3 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian
9

Thai peanut sauce

San-J · 10fl oz

e NOVA 4 267 kcal 23.3 g sugar 10 g protein 10 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian
10

Sauce BBQ Marinade Galbi pour boeuf

Ofood · 280 g

e NOVA 4 162 kcal 30 g sugar 5.7 g protein 0.6 g fat

How we built this list

We ranked all published marinade 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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