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Is Hovis Seeded Sliced Bread ultra-processed?

Sliced breads Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Hovis Seeded Sliced Bread

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:

  • 32 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed sliced 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, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Seed Mix 10% (Contains Brown L Toasted Brown Linseed, Sunflower Seeds, Millet Seed, Golden Linseed, Poppy Seed), Yeast, Soya Flour, Wheat Protein, Malted Barley Flour, Salt, Granulated Sugar, Barley Flour, Vegetable Proteins, Preservative (e282), Rapeseed o Caramelised Sugar, Barley Fibre, Emulsifier (e472e), Dextrose, Maltodextrin, Starch, Flour Treatment Agent (AscorbicA ALLERGY ADVICE), May also conm

Additives: E282 Calcium propionate , E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour (with added Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Seed Mix (10%) (Contains Brown L Toasted Brown Linseed, Toasted Sunflower Seeds, Millet Seed, Golden Linseed, Poppy Seed), Yeast, Soya Flour, Wheat Protein, Malted Barley Flour, Salt, Granulated Sugar, Barley Flour, Vegetable Proteins, Preservative: E282, Rapeseed o Caramelised Sugar, Barley Fibre, Emulsifier: E472e, Dextrose, Maltodextrin, Starch, Flour Treatment Agent: AscorbicA ALLERGY ADVICE: For allergens including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. May also conm

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.
  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
4 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.

  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 389 sliced breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 356th. 87% of the sliced 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 389 sliced breads, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010003065604, last edited 1 June 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.