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Is Crispy TANDOORI NAAN Original ultra-processed?

500 g Naans Sold in Canada

Pack of Crispy TANDOORI NAAN Original

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 42 ingredients
  • 6 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed naans

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, canola oil, soy oil, sugar, salt, buttermilk powder, yeast, butter, sodium bicarbonate, ascorbic acid, l-cysteine hydrochloride plant source, vegetable monoglycerides, wheat gluten, amylase, preservatives (calcium propionate), potassium sorbate, fumaric acid, ingredients (wheat flour), water, oil, canola, soybean oil, sugar, salt, buttermilk powder, yeast, butter, sodium bicarbonate, ascorbic acid, hydrochloride, l-cysteine source plant, mono- and diglycerides of vegetable, gluten of wheat, amylase, preservatives, calcium propionate, potassium sorbate, fumaric acid, fcduc packed in modified atmosphere packagina ensura the

Additives: E1100 Alpha-Amylase , E202 Potassium sorbate , E282 Calcium propionate , E297 Fumaric acid , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

wheat flour, water, canola oil and / or soy oil, sugar, salt, buttermilk powder, yeast, butter, sodium bicarbonate, ascorbic acid, l-cysteine hydrochloride plant source, vegetable monoglycerides, wheat gluten, amylase, preservatives : calcium propionate, potassium sorbate, fumaric acid, contains: wheat, soy and milk, may contain: sesame seeds, ingredients: wheat flour, water, oil, canola and/or soybean oil, sugar, salt, buttermilk powder, yeast, butter, sodium bicarbonate, ascorbic acid, hydrochloride, l-cysteine source plant, mono - and diglycerides of vegetable, gluten of wheat, amylase, preservatives, calcium propionate, potassium sorbate, fumaric acid, contains: wheat, soy, milk, may contain sesame seeds, fcduc packed in modified atmosphere packagina ensura the

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.

  • Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.
6 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.

  • E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
  • Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • 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 44 naans

From least to most processed, this one ranks 23rd. 84% of the naans 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 44 naans, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0627265008390, last edited 1 April 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.