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Is Sharwood's Plain mini naans ultra-processed?

4pcs Plain naans Sold in the United Kingdom and Germany

Pack of Sharwood's Plain mini 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:

  • 23 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed plain 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

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, acid (citric acid), coriander seeds, fennel seeds, yoghurt powder, cumin seeds

Additives: E282 Calcium propionate , E450 Diphosphates

As written on the pack

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, acid(citric acid) ground coriander seeds,ground fennel seeds,yoghurt powder (milk) ground cumin seeds.

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.
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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 11 plain naans

From least to most processed, this one ranks 4th. 73% of the plain 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 11 plain naans, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000197583091, last edited 25 May 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.