Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Highest-Protein Hot Cross Buns

Hot cross buns: typically 6.9 g of protein per 100 g (median of 23 products). The hot cross buns with the most protein per 100 g. Useful if you are trying to increase your protein intake. We checked 21 hot cross buns with complete data.

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9 Mini Millionaire's Hot Cross Buns

M&S Food · 315g

d NOVA 4 321 kcal 17.9 g sugar 8.1 g protein 8.7 g fat
2

Caramelised Biscuit Flavour Hot Cross Buns

Village Bakery · 4 Buns

c NOVA 4 282 kcal 8.6 g sugar 7.8 g protein 4.5 g fat
3

Hot Cross Buns

Rowan Bakery · 1 70g

c NOVA 4 271 kcal 20.4 g sugar 7.7 g protein 3.2 g fat
4

Luxury Hot Cross Buns

Deluxe · 4 x 75g

d NOVA 4 269 kcal 20.6 g sugar 7.7 g protein 3 g fat

Also: Vegetarian
5

St Clements hot cross buns

Waitrose & Partners · 4 St Clements Hot Cross Buns

d 268 kcal 20.7 g sugar 7.7 g protein 2.7 g fat
6

Hot Cross Buns

Amazon · 6 x 70g

d NOVA 4 263 kcal 17.5 g sugar 7.5 g protein 3.2 g fat

Also: Vegetarian
7

Lemon and White Chocolate Hot Cross Buns

Asda

c NOVA 4 288 kcal 12 g sugar 7.4 g protein 5.5 g fat
8

Waitrose 4 spicy & plump richly fruited hot cross buns

Waitrose

c NOVA 4 266 kcal 16.4 g sugar 7.2 g protein 3.5 g fat
9

Spices Apple Hot Cross Buns

Waitrose · 4

c NOVA 4 270 kcal 19 g sugar 7 g protein 2.4 g fat
10

Mini Hot Cross Buns

Tesco Finest

NOVA 4 272 kcal 21.9 g sugar 6.9 g protein 4.2 g fat

How we built this list

We ranked all published hot cross buns on Foodmetria that have a photo and the required nutrition data, using values per 100 g from the product label. Ties are broken by Nutri-Score and by how often shoppers scan the product. Rankings update automatically as label data changes. Read our methodology.

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