Toasts, from least to most processed

We track 23 toasts, 87% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Tostadas horneadas.

What makes toasts ultra-processed

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

Unprocessed or minimally processed (1)

  1. 1 Tostadas horneadas NOVA group 1

Processed food (2)

  1. 2 McCloskey's Cottage Brown NOVA group 3
  2. 3 White Vienna Style Crusty Rolls Sainsbury's NOVA group 3

Ultra-processed food (20)

  1. 4 Toast Français Jacquet · 200 gr NOVA group 4
  2. 5 Krisprolls - Wholegrain Complets Pågen · 225 g NOVA group 4
  3. 6 Coop Original Toast Coop · 1000 g NOVA group 4
  4. 7 ICA Toast ICA · 600 g NOVA group 4
  5. 8 Krisprolls wholegrain 225 g NOVA group 4
  6. 9 Organic Righteous Rye Bread Dave's Killer Bread · 27 oz NOVA group 4
  7. 10 Melba Toast Original Nature Brissol NOVA group 4
  8. 11 Ready to Bake Crusty Rolls Paul Hollywood · 4 NOVA group 4
  9. 12 Grahamsbröd Pågen · 650 g NOVA group 4
  10. 13 Vallmorost Garant · 630 g NOVA group 4
  11. 14 Melba thins Asda · 100 g NOVA group 4
  12. 15 Melba Toast Morrisons · 5 × 6 slices. 100g NOVA group 4
  13. 16 Melba Toast Sainsbury's · 100g NOVA group 4
  14. 17 Original thins Melba · 200g NOVA group 4
  15. 18 Thick White Toastie Rowan Hill Bakery · 800 g NOVA group 4
  16. 19 Toasting Waffles Village Bakery · 12, 250g NOVA group 4
  17. 20 Multigrain Melba Toast Sainsbury's NOVA group 4
  18. 21 Crispbakes Bakery Delights NOVA group 4
  19. 22 Original Toast Molenberg · 700g NOVA group 4
  20. 23 40 Wheat Flour Toasts Tostagrill · 300 g 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.