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Is Sainsbury's 2 Plain Naans ultra-processed?

260g Naans Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Sainsbury's 2 Plain Naans

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 24 ingredients
  • 7 additives

Less processed naans

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

Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin), Water, Rapeseed Oil, Yeast, Humectant (Glycerol), Spirit Vinegar, Raising Agents (Disodium Diphosphate), Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate, Calcium Phosphate, Vegetable Ghee (Palm Oil, Rapeseed Oil), Black Onion Seeds, Salt, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Allergy advi Dronionate

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E341 Calcium phosphates , E422 Glycerol , E450 Diphosphates , E450i Disodium diphosphate , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin), Water, Rapeseed Oil, Yeast, Humectant: Glycerol; Spirit Vinegar, Raising Agents: Disodium Diphosphate, Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate, Calcium Phosphate; Vegetable Ghee (Palm Oil, Rapeseed Oil), Black Onion Seeds, Salt, Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid - Allergy advi Dronionate.

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.

  • E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
  • E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
  • Humectant Humectants are substances which prevent foods from drying out by counteracting the effect of an atmosphere having a low degree of humidity, or promote the dissolution of a powder in an aqueous medium.
1 ingredient that would only make it processed

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 44 naans

From least to most processed, this one ranks 39th. 84% of the naans 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 44 naans, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00160612, last edited 26 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.