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Is Hovis Burger Buns ultra-processed?

Hamburger buns Sold in the United Kingdom and the United States

Pack of Hovis Burger Buns

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:

  • 31 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed hamburger buns

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 (with added Calcium, Iron, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B1), Water, Yeast, Glaze (contains (Water), Vegetable Protein, Sunflower Oil, Dextrose, Maltodextrin, Starch), Vegetable Oil (Palm oil, Rapeseed oil), Wheat Gluten, Salt, e471, e472e, Wheat Flour, Caramelised Sugar, Dextrose, Malted Barley Flour, Soya Flour, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), containing gluten, ITABLE IC ARIANS VEGE CARD FILM Suitable for ome ing Don't Recycle Recycle pack are owned by Hovis Ltd

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour (with added Calcium, Iron, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B1), Water, Yeast, Glaze (contains: Water, Vegetable Protein, Sunflower Oil, Dextrose, Maltodextrin, Starch), Vegetable Oil (Palm oil , Rapeseed oil), Wheat Gluten, Salt, Emulsifiers: E471, E472e, Fermented Wheat Flour, Caramelised Sugar, Dextrose, Malted Barley Flour, Soya Flour, Flour Treatment Agent: Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C). containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. May also contain milk & egg. ITABLE IC ARIANS VEGE CARD FILM Suitable for ome ing Don't Recycle Recycle pack are owned by Hovis Ltd.

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

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.

  • Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.
  • 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.

  • 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.
  • Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 55 hamburger buns

From least to most processed, this one ranks 37th. 96% of the hamburger buns 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 55 hamburger buns, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010003063518, last edited 19 September 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.