Is Twinings Sleep ultra-processed?

20 bags, 30 g Tea bags Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

8 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score B

Less processed tea bags

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Yorkshire Tea Decaf 80 Tea Bags Taylors of Harrogate 1 ingredient · no additives NOVA group 1
Nasals Chai deliciously authentic spiced tea Tea India 7 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1

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

Passionflower 35%, Apple Pieces 15%, Camomile 14%, Cinnamon Bark 10%, Natural Apple Flavouring with other Natural Flavourings 10%, Cardamom 6%, Cloves 6%, Natural Vanilla Flavouring with other Natural Flavourings (ultra-processing marker) 4%

As written on the pack

Passionflower (35%) , Apple Pieces (15%), Camomile (14%), Cinnamon Bark (10%), Natural Apple Flavouring with other Natural Flavourings (10%), Cardamom (6%), Cloves (6%), Natural Vanilla Flavouring with other Natural Flavourings (4%).

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.

Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 86 tea bags

From least to most processed, this one ranks 71st. 36% of the tea bags 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 86 tea bags, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0070177178505, last edited 13 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 B (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.