A short ingredient list is not the same as a simple one. Below is every one of the 91 food items on the Caffè Nero UK menu, ranked by the number of distinct named ingredients, with the count of manufactured ingredients shown alongside using NOVA group 4 criteria.
The Chicken & Bacon Caesar Wrap leads at 52 ingredients, 21 of them manufactured. 62 food items list 20 or more ingredients, while the Porridge lists just 2. Caffè Nero does not publish ingredient lists for its drinks, so they cannot be ranked here.
All 35 Caffè Nero UK items in this section, ranked by ingredient count from highest to lowest. The Chicken & Bacon Caesar Wrap leads with 52 ingredients, 21 of them manufactured (40%), and the Sourdough Bread Roll is lowest at 7.


All 41 Caffè Nero UK items in this section, ranked by ingredient count from highest to lowest. The Mango & Passionfruit Plant Based Cheesecake leads with 49 ingredients, 36 of them manufactured (73%), and the Pastel De Nata is lowest at 6.






All 15 Caffè Nero UK items in this section, ranked by ingredient count from highest to lowest. The Berry Granola leads with 19 ingredients, 3 of them manufactured (16%), and the Porridge is lowest at 2.





Counts are distinct named ingredients from the ingredient lists in the Caffè Nero Allergen, Nutritional & Ingredient Guide (GB) issued 9 September 2026, including sub-ingredients, and are a minimum. Manufactured ingredients are those meeting NOVA group 4 criteria: substances not used in home cooking, and additives whose purpose is to make the final product palatable. Emulsifiers, stabilisers, thickeners, preservatives, colours, added flavourings, acidity regulators, maltodextrin, glucose syrups, modified starches and protein isolates all count; milk, coffee, water, sugar and whole ingredients do not. Counts are automated from the published text and may differ slightly from a manual count.
Caffè Nero publishes ingredient lists for its food but not for its drinks, so drinks are not included. Porridge is listed with each milk, because the milk changes the ingredient list.