Is Rowan hill Sliced Focaccia ultra-processed?

Special 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:

E450 Diphosphates

22 ingredients
5 additives
Nutri-Score D

Less processed special breads

White Mini Pitta Bread 9 ingredients · 1 additive NOVA group 1
New York Bakery Co The Original Plain Bagels New York Bakery Co 17 ingredients · 2 additives NOVA group 3
Sourdough bagels Fitzgeralds Sourdough Bagels 26 ingredients · 3 additives NOVA group 3
soft wholemeal pittas Village Bakery 7 ingredients · 1 additive NOVA group 3

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 (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin), Water, Extra Virgin Olive Oil (processing marker) 7%, Yeast, Sugar (processing marker), Spirit Vinegar, Raising Agents (Diphosphates (ultra-processing marker)), Sodium Carbonates, Calcium Phosphates, Salt (processing marker), Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Preservative (processing marker) (Calcium Propionate), Wheat Starch (processing marker), including Cereals containing Gluten

Additives: E282 Calcium propionate , E330 Citric acid , E341 Calcium phosphates , E450 Diphosphates , E500 Sodium carbonates

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin), Water, 7% Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Yeast, Sugar, Spirit Vinegar, Raising Agents Diphosphates, Sodium Carbonates, Calcium Phosphates; Salt, Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid; Preservative: Calcium Propionate; Wheat Starch. Allergy Advice: For allergens, including Cereals containing Gluten, see ingredients in bold.

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.

5 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.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 364 special breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 163rd. 76% of the special 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 364 special breads, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4056489851363, 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 D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.