Is Abbott's Bakery Light Rye ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- Gluten
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
- E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
- E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate
- 24 ingredients
- 3 additives
- Nutri-Score B
Less processed rye breads
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1 ingredient · no additives
NOVA group
1
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Dark Rye Wide Pan Bread
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NOVA group
1
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Dark Rye Crispbread
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Rye and Mixed Seed Sourdough Bread
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NOVA group
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Sliced Rye Bread Wheat Flour, Water, Rye Flour 11%, Rye Mea 5%, Bakers Yeast, Vinegar, Wheat Gluten (ultra-processing marker), lodised Salt, Canola Oil, Wheat Flour, Soy Flour, Barley Malt Flour 0.30000000000000004%, Vegetable Emulsifiers (471, 472e, 481), vitamins, Thiamin, Folic Acid, May be present (Other Cereal (Oats)), Sesame, and
Additives: E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate
As written on the pack
Sliced Rye Bread Wheat Flour, Water, Rye Flour (11%), Rye Mea (5%), Bakers Yeast, Vinegar, Wheat Gluten, lodised Salt, Canola Oil, Fermented Wheat Flour, Soy Flour, Barley Malt Flour (0.3%), Vegetable Emulsifiers (471, 472e, 481), Vitamins (Thiamin, Folic Acid). Contains: Wheat, Gluten, Soy. May be present: Other Cereal (Oats), Sesame. Suitable for vegetarians and vegans.
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.
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
- E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
- E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
Substances rarely used in home kitchens
Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.
- Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.
Among 39 rye breads
From least to most processed, this one ranks 38th. 41% of the rye breads here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9339423003499, last edited 9 June 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.