Is Hovis White n Fibre ultra-processed?

Sliced breads 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:

Vegetable fiber

24 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, Folic Acid, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Barley Flour 2.5%, White Spelt Flour 2.5%, Yeast (Yeast, Vitamin D Yeast), Soya Flour, Oat Flour 1%, Fava Bean Flour 1%, Vegetable Fibre (ultra-processing marker) (Inulin), Salt (processing marker), Wheat Protein, Preservative (processing marker) (e282), Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic Acid, alergy advice)

Additives: E282 Calcium propionate , E300 Ascorbic acid

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour (with added Calcium, Folic Acid, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Barley Flour (2.5%), White Spelt Flour (2.5%), Yeast (Yeast, Vitamin D Yeast), Soya Flour, Oat Flour (1%), Fava Bean Flour (1%), Vegetable Fibre (Inulin), Salt, Wheat Protein, Preservative: E282, Flour Treatment Agent: Ascorbic Acid. ALERGY ADVICE

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.

Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.

2 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 389 sliced breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 148th. 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 5010003070424, last edited 16 May 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.