Plain naans, from least to most processed

We track 11 plain naans, 73% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Mini Naan.

What makes plain naans ultra-processed

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

Unprocessed or minimally processed (1)

  1. 1 Mini Naan Marks & Spencer NOVA group 1

Processed food (2)

  1. 2 Plain Naan Bread Riya's · 400g NOVA group 3
  2. 3 plain naan bread NOVA group 3

Ultra-processed food (8)

  1. 4 Plain mini naans Sharwood's · 4pcs NOVA group 4
  2. 5 Naan Aagrah · 2 x 200 g NOVA group 4
  3. 6 Plain naans Asda NOVA group 4
  4. 7 Plain mini naans Tesco NOVA group 4
  5. 8 santosh chapatis Santosh NOVA group 4
  6. 9 Original naan minis NOVA group 4
  7. 10 Mini Naan Original Stonefire · 28.6oz NOVA group 4
  8. 11 Soft Naans Warburtons · 4 NOVA group 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.