Sourdough sliced breads, from least to most processed

We track 14 sourdough sliced breads, 64% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Rustic White Sourdough.

What makes sourdough sliced breads ultra-processed

The signs of ultra-processing found most often, and the share of sourdough sliced breads that contain each:

Unprocessed or minimally processed (1)

  1. 1 Rustic White Sourdough Wild Origins NOVA group 1

Processed food (4)

  1. 2 Sliced White Sourdough Bread with Protein Jasons · 120g NOVA group 3
  2. 3 Jason's Sourdough Jason's Sourdough · 450 g NOVA group 3
  3. 4 Miche Sourdough Levain La Baguetterie · 800 g NOVA group 3
  4. 5 Protein Sourdough Toasting Loaf Aldi Specially Selected · 500g NOVA group 3

Ultra-processed food (9)

  1. 6 Ljust Surdegsbröd Södervidinge · 650 g NOVA group 4
  2. 7 Råglevain osötat Södervidinge · 750 g NOVA group 4
  3. 8 Osötat Chiabröd Södervidinge · 650 g NOVA group 4
  4. 9 Rustikt flerkorn Södervidinge · 600 g NOVA group 4
  5. 10 RågLevain Pågen · 650 g NOVA group 4
  6. 11 Sourdough Bistro Classic Loaf ACE Bakery · 1150 g NOVA group 4
  7. 12 Fiber frisk Södervidinge · 700 g NOVA group 4
  8. 13 Lantgoda Surdegsbröd Pågen · 650 g NOVA group 4
  9. 14 Sourdough Ploughmans Bakery NOVA group 4

Within each group, products with fewer signs of ultra-processing, additives and ingredients come first. This ordering is ours, for comparison; it is not part of NOVA.