Wholemeal sliced breads, from least to most processed

We track 38 wholemeal sliced breads, 89% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Bondbröd.

What makes wholemeal sliced breads ultra-processed

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

Processed food (4)

  1. 1 Bondbröd Östras · 1000 g NOVA group 3
  2. 2 Asda extra special Wholemeal & bread Asda NOVA group 3
  3. 3 Extra Special Wholemeal Multigrain Sliced Loaf Asda · 800g NOVA group 3
  4. 4 The wholemeal Rustic Bloomer Village Bakery · 400g NOVA group 3

Ultra-processed food (34)

  1. 5 Sourdough Wholemeal Ciabatta Jason's · 580 g NOVA group 4
  2. 6 Familjens favorit Coop · 700 g NOVA group 4
  3. 7 Fullkornsgott Garant · 700 g NOVA group 4
  4. 8 Osötat Chiabröd Södervidinge · 650 g NOVA group 4
  5. 9 wholemeal Seeded Slices Bread Hi-Lo · 400g NOVA group 4
  6. 10 Wholemeal seeded farmhouse Marks & Spencers · 800g NOVA group 4
  7. 11 Sliced Brown Baker Street NOVA group 4
  8. 12 Kärnsund surdegsbröd Pågen · 700 g NOVA group 4
  9. 13 Frörost Axfood · 430 g NOVA group 4
  10. 14 Grötbröd Pågen NOVA group 4
  11. 15 wholemeal sourdough bread Taste the difference · 400g NOVA group 4
  12. 16 Medium Wholemeal Super Soft Loaf Marks & Spencers · 800 g NOVA group 4
  13. 17 Wholemeal Toastie Co-op Bakery · 800 g NOVA group 4
  14. 18 Macro Wholefoods Market Ancient Grain Bread Macro Wholefoods Market · 600g NOVA group 4
  15. 19 Rasker Fullkorn Pågen · 1100 g NOVA group 4
  16. 20 Soft Golden Wholemeal Farmhouse Bread Marks & Spencers NOVA group 4
  17. 21 Sourdough Brown Bloomer Gallagher Bakehouse · 720g NOVA group 4
  18. 22 Wholemeal Seeded Farmhouse Deluxe · 800g NOVA group 4
  19. 23 Soft thick wholemeal Rowan hill · 800g NOVA group 4
  20. 24 Bread Hovis thick · 800g NOVA group 4
  21. 25 hovis seed sensations sunflower & pumpkin Hovis NOVA group 4
  22. 26 Joy Farmhouse Wholemeal Jucksons NOVA group 4
  23. 27 Honey Wheat Bread Nature's Own · 20 oz NOVA group 4
  24. 28 Sourdough Wholemeal Gallaghers Bakehouse · 720 g NOVA group 4
  25. 29 Whole Grains 100% Whole Wheat Bread Arnold · 43g NOVA group 4
  26. 30 Whole Wheat Bread Oroweat · 2 lbs NOVA group 4
  27. 31 Miller’s Wholemeal Marks & Spencers · 430g NOVA group 4
  28. 32 Medium Sliced Wholemeal Simply · 800 g NOVA group 4
  29. 33 Farmhouse Wholemeal Ploughman's Bakery · 750g NOVA group 4
  30. 34 Whole Grain 100% Whole Wheat Bread Pepperidge Farm NOVA group 4
  31. 35 Wholemeal bread thick sliced Waitrose NOVA group 4
  32. 36 Wholemeal HW Nevill's (Tesco) Tesco NOVA group 4
  33. 37 Brown pan medium slide Connell Bakery · 800g NOVA group 4
  34. 38 Sliced Wholemeal Rolls Warburtons 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.