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Is Sharwood's Plain flame baked naan ultra-processed?

Naans Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Sharwood's Plain flame baked naan

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:

  • 23 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

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

Wheat Flour (with added Calcium, iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Rapeseed Oil, Sugar, Raising Agents (Diphosphates, Potassium Carbonates), Kalonji Seeds, Yeast, Preservatives (Calcium Propionate, Potassium Sorbate), Salt (Citric Acid), Coriander, Fennel, Yogurt Pow, Cumin, including cereals containing gluten

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E282 Calcium propionate , E330 Citric acid , E450 Diphosphates

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour (with added Calcium, iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Rapeseed Oil, Sugar, Raising Agents (Diphosphates, Potassium Carbonates), Kalonji Seeds, Yeast, Preservatives (Calcium Propionate, Potassium Sorbate), Salt, (Citric Acid), Ground Coriander, Ground Fennel, Yogurt Pow (Milk), Ground Cumin. 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.
4 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.

  • E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 44 naans

From least to most processed, this one ranks 15th. 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 5000197573450, 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.