Counting ingredients tells you how complex a product is. Counting the manufactured ones tells you how processed it is. Below is every one of the 91 Caffè Nero UK food items, ranked by the number of ingredients meeting NOVA group 4 criteria.
The Mango & Passionfruit Plant Based Cheesecake leads at 36 manufactured ingredients out of 49. On share rather than count, the Lemon Drizzle Loaf Cake tops the menu at 79% manufactured, and 27 food items are more than half manufactured. Caffè Nero does not publish ingredient lists for its drinks, so they cannot be ranked here.
All 41 Caffè Nero UK items in this section, ranked by manufactured ingredients from highest to lowest. The Mango & Passionfruit Plant Based Cheesecake leads with 36 manufactured out of 49 in total (73%), and the Pastel De Nata is lowest at 1.






All 35 Caffè Nero UK items in this section, ranked by manufactured ingredients from highest to lowest. The Chicken & Bacon Caesar Wrap leads with 21 manufactured out of 52 in total (40%), and the Sourdough Bread Roll is lowest at 1.


All 15 Caffè Nero UK items in this section, ranked by manufactured ingredients from highest to lowest. The Porridge (Almond Milk) leads with 6 manufactured out of 12 in total (50%), and the Proper Corn Sea Salted Popcorn is lowest at 0.





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.