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Is 365 Whole Foods Market Organic Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread ultra-processed?

20 oz Sliced breads Sold in the United States

Pack of 365 Whole Foods Market Organic Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 18 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed sliced breads

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

whole wheat flour, water, vital wheat gluten, cane sugar, molasses, yeast, oat bran, canola oil, wheat flour, sea salt, distilled white vinegar, wheat starch, soy lecithin (emulsifier), wheat flour, salt, ascorbic acid, microbial enzymes

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin

As written on the pack

ORGANIC WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, ORGANIC VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, ORGANIC CANE SUGAR, ORGANIC MOLASSES, YEAST, ORGANIC OAT BRAN, ORGANIC EXPELLER PRESSED CANOLA OIL, ORGANIC WHEAT FLOUR, SEA SALT, ORGANIC DISTILLED WHITE VINEGAR, ORGANIC WHEAT STARCH, ORGANIC SOY LECITHIN (EMULSIFIER), ORGANIC CULTURED WHEAT FLOUR, SALT, ASCORBIC ACID, MICROBIAL ENZYMES.

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
3 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 389 sliced breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 189th. 87% of the sliced breads here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 389 sliced breads, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0099482473921, last edited 26 February 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.