Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Least Processed Hot Cross Buns

10 of the top 10 hot cross buns products sit in NOVA group 4 — the least processed end of the scale. The hot cross buns with the lowest NOVA processing group — fewer industrial ingredients and additives. We checked 20 hot cross buns with complete data.

1

Hot cross buns

Morrison · 4

b NOVA 4 233 kcal 10.7 g sugar 6.6 g protein 1.2 g fat
2

Hot Cross Buns Lightly Spiced

Village Bakery

c NOVA 4 257 kcal 23.3 g sugar 6.6 g protein 2.6 g fat

Also: Vegan · Vegetarian
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

Extra Fruity Hot Cross Buns

Tesco Finest · 4 Buns

c NOVA 4 254 kcal 20.4 g sugar 6.9 g protein 2.5 g fat

Also: Vegetarian
5

Hot cross buns

Lidl · 6 x 70g

c NOVA 4 183 kcal 14.3 g sugar 5.7 g protein 1.8 g fat
6

Spices Apple Hot Cross Buns

Waitrose · 4

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

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
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

Free From Gluten Free Hot Cross Buns

Waitrose · 260 g

c NOVA 4 268 kcal 21 g sugar 3 g protein 5.5 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian
10

Lemon and White Chocolate Hot Cross Buns

Asda

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