Is Crispy rustic rolls with honey ultra-processed?

Baguettes Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Maltodextrin

16 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed baguettes

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Wheat flour, water, baking agents (rye flour, wheat flour, sugar (processing marker), malted wheat flour, malted barley flour, wheat starch (processing marker), acerola powder, maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker)), extra virgin olive oil (processing marker), rock salt (processing marker), honey (processing marker) 1.3%, yeast, rice semolina

As written on the pack

Wheat flour*, water, baking agents (rye flour*, wheat flour*, sugar*, malted wheat flour*, malted barley flour*, wheat starch*, acerola powder*, maltodextrin*), extra virgin olive oil*, rock salt, 1,3% honey*, yeast*, rice semolina*. * certified organic ingredients

What makes it ultra-processed

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.

5 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

Honey Honey, used as a sweetener.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 67 baguettes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 27th. 63% of the baguettes here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 67 baguettes, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8718564135213, last edited 27 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.