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Croissants, from least to most processed

We track 44 croissants, 80% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is French Butter Croissants 4 ct.

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What makes croissants ultra-processed

The signs of ultra-processing found most often, and the share of croissants that contain each:

Processed food (9)

  1. 1 French Butter Croissants 4 ct The Fresh Market · 0lb 12oz (340g) 3
  2. 2 Croissants Tesco · 8 3
  3. 3 8 All Butter Croissants Sainsbury's · 312 g 3
  4. 4 All butter croissants Morrisons · 8 3
  5. 5 all butter croissant Asda 3
  6. 6 Tesco Finest All Butter Croissant 4 Pack Tesco 3
  7. 7 All Butter Croissants Sainsbury's · 225g 3
  8. 8 All Butter Croissants Coop 3
  9. 9 4 all butter Croissants Asda 3

Ultra-processed food (35)

  1. 10 Butter Croissant Aldi · 4 x 25g 4
  2. 11 All Butter Croissants Kirkland · 0.825 kg 4
  3. 12 Butter croissants Morrisons Baker's · 4 4
  4. 13 Butter Croissant (12 count) Kirkland Signature · 28 oz 4
  5. 14 All butter croissants Bon Appetit · 440g 4
  6. 15 All Butter Croissants Prêt à manger 4
  7. 16 Croissants Made with Charentes Butter Waitrose · 163 g 4
  8. 17 all butter croissants Tesco 4
  9. 18 4 All Butter Croissants Morrisons The Best · 244 g 4
  10. 19 Croissants Lidl 4
  11. 20 All Butter Croissants M&S Food · 10 oz 4
  12. 21 Marks & Spencer Frozen Croissanrs Marks And Spencer 4
  13. 22 Reduced far all butter croissants Marks & Spencers · 160 g 4
  14. 23 Butter croissant Waitrose 4
  15. 24 All butter croissants Asda 4
  16. 25 Pains au chocolat Tesco 4
  17. 26 croissants Asda · 4 4
  18. 27 Chocolate filled croissants Pret 4
  19. 28 4 Almond Croissants Trader Joe's · 12 oz 4
  20. 29 8 Mini Croissants Trader Joe's · 12 oz 4
  21. 30 Croissant with strawberry filling 7 Days · 60 g 4
  22. 31 6 Croissants The Bakery 4
  23. 32 Croissant with cocoa filling 7 Days 4
  24. 33 7days choco croissant 7days · 60 g 4
  25. 34 srpierre St Pierre 4
  26. 35 Croissants Sainsbury's 4
  27. 36 Crescents Pillsbury · 8 oz 4
  28. 37 8 Continental Croissants Bon Appétit! · 320 g 4
  29. 38 Croissants Nevill's · 8 4
  30. 39 Belino Mini Croissant Elka · 185 g 4
  31. 40 Croissant Double 5 Pack 7 Day 4
  32. 41 French Croissant Rowan Hill Bakery · 320g 4
  33. 42 Croissants Jus-Rol 4
  34. 43 Double Max Cocoa & Coconut Croissant 7days · 80 g 4
  35. 44 Cheese Croissant Bon Appetit · 3.0 oz (85 g) 4

Within each group, products with fewer signs of ultra-processing, additives and ingredients come first. This ordering is ours, for comparison; it is not part of NOVA.