List of Processed Foods
This is a list of processed foods by type (not by brand). It is not a complete list. Many new food products are marketed every year.
You can evaluate how processed a food is by reading the label's ingredients list to see the names, number, and type of ingredients. A large number of ingredients, with names that you don't recognize, indicates a highly processed food.
More generally, virtually every food that has a label is processed. Virtually every food that comes in a box, bag, jar, or can is processed.
For more information see the pages on processed food and whole foods.
List of processed foods
Baked goods and grains
- White rice
- Cornmeal
- Polenta
- Flour
- White flour
- Bread
- Rolls
- Buns
- Muffins
- Bagels
- Bread sticks
- Pizza crust
- Pita bread
- Tortillas
- Croutons
- Flat bread
- Crackers
- Macaroni
- Pasta
- Couscous
- Orzo
- Cake
- Cake mixes
- Pie
- Pie crust mixes
- Cookies
- Cookie dough
Salt and leavens
- Salt
- Baking powder
- Baking soda
Processed Fruit
- Canned fruit
- Frozen fruit
- Fruit sauces
- Jellies
- Jams
- Pie fillings
- Fruit juice
Processed vegetables
- Canned vegetables
- Frozen vegetables
- French fries
- Ketchup
- Mustard
Convenience foods
- Pizza
- Precooked foods
- Frozen dinners
- Breakfast cereal
- Granola
- Energy bars
Processed meat
- Canned meat
- Cured meat
- Ham
- Lunch meat
- Sausage
- Bacon
- Gelatins
- Fresh meat with additives
Processed dairy foods
- Cheese
- Cheese food
- Milk other than raw (homogenized, pasteurized, skim, low-fat, etc.)
- Yogurt
Processed fats and oils
- Refined oils
- Cooking spray
- Margarine
- Salad dressing
- BBQ sauce
- Mayonnaise
- Peanut butter
Drinks
- Soft drinks
- Fruit drinks
- Instant breakfast drinks
Confections
- White sugar
- Brown sugar
- Corn syrup
- Rice syrup
- Honey (unless raw)
- Syrups
- Candies
- Soft candies
- Pudding
- Dessert mixes
- Ice cream
- Frozen desserts
- Whipped cream
- Chocolate
- Marshmallows
- Shredded coconut
- Sugar substitutes