Is Lidl Naans garlic bread ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 23 ingredients
- 4 additives
- Nutri-Score C
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
fortified wheat flour (Wheat flour, Calcium Carbonate, iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Rapeseed Oil, Low Fat Yogurt, sugar (processing marker), yeast, Spirit Vinegar, Raising Agents (Diphosphates (ultra-processing marker)), Sodium carbonates, Calcium Phosphates, coriander 4%, kalonji Seeds, Salt (processing marker), Preservative (processing marker) (Calcium Propionate), Flavouring (ultra-processing marker), Garlic
Additives: E282 Calcium propionate , E341 Calcium phosphates , E450 Diphosphates , E500 Sodium carbonates
As written on the pack
fortified wheat flour (Wheat flour, Calcium Carbonate, iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Rapeseed Oil, Low Fat Yogurt (milk), sugar, yeast, Spirit Vinegar, Raising Agents: Diphosphates, Sodium carbonates, Calcium Phosphates; 4% Dried coriander; kalonji Seeds, Salt, Preservative: Calcium Propionate; Flavouring, Garlic Powder.
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.
- E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
3 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.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Among 363 special breads
From least to most processed, this one ranks 213th. 76% of the special breads here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4056489045847, last edited 9 April 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.