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Is Hovis Seeded ultra-processed?

450 g Breads Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Hovis Seeded

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

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

Whole foods combined with:

  • 32 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed breads

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), Starter Dough 30% (Flour (with added Calcium, Iron, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B₁), Water, Yeast, Sea Salt), Water, Seed Mix 15% (contains (Sunflower Seeds), Pumpkin Seeds, Sunflower Seeds, Brown Linseed, Millet Seeds, Poppy Seeds), Sea Salt, Yeast, Wheat Flour, Wheat Protein, Caramelised Sugar, Soya Flour, Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C))

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour (with added Calcium, Iron, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B₁), Starter Dough (30%) (contains: Wheat Flour (with added Calcium, Iron, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B₁), Water, Yeast, Sea Salt), Water, Seed Mix (15%) (contains: Sunflower Seeds, Pumpkin Seeds, Toasted Sunflower Seeds, Toasted Brown Linseed, Millet Seeds, Poppy Seeds), Sea Salt, Yeast, Fermented Wheat Flour, Wheat Protein, Caramelised Sugar, Soya Flour, Flour Treatment Agent: Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C).

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 2,388 breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 610th. 71% of the breads 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 2,388 breads, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010003063457, 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.