Is Leon Hash Brown Bites 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
Vegetable oil

13 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score C

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, 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. allergy advice: not suitable for customers with an allergy to m methods. 67 s

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.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 13 hash Browns

From least to most processed, this one ranks 2nd. 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 5060699971185, 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.