Is Leon GFC Nuggets ultra-processed?

Hash Browns Sold in the United Kingdom

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Starch
Vegetable oil

13 ingredients
No additives

Less processed potato preparations

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

Potato 58%, Cauliflower 15%, Potato Flake, Sunflower Oil (processing marker), White Onion 3%, Mixed Cabbage 3%, Parsnip 3%, Potato Starch (processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Yeast Extract, Onion, Garlic, White Pepper

As written on the pack

Potato (58%), Cauliflower (15%), Potato Flake, Sunflower Oil, White Onion (3%), Mixed Cabbage (3%), Parsnip (3%), Potato Starch, Salt, Yeast Extract, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, White Pepper

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.
Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

Category rules

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

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

How the NOVA groups work

Among 13 hash Browns

From least to most processed, this one ranks 3rd. 77% of the hash Browns 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 13 hash Browns, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060699971178, 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.
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.