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Is Abbott's Village Bakery Grainy Wholemeal ultra-processed?

Breads Sold in Australia and France

Pack of Abbott's Village Bakery Grainy Wholemeal

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:

  • 22 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed 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

Wholemeal Wheat Flour 37%, Water, Wheat Flour, Mixed 10% (Kibbled Purple Wheat, Kibbled Rye, Kibbled Wheat), Baker's Yeast, Wheat Gluten, Kibbled Soy, Vinegar, Linseed, Iodised Salt, Canola Oil, Oat Bran 0.5%, Soy Flour, vitamins, Thiamin, Folic Acid, Cereals, Soy, and

As written on the pack

Whole Grain Wholemeal Wheat Flour (37%), Water, Wheat Flour, Mixed Whole Grains (10%) (Kibbled Purple Wheat, Kibbled Rye, Kibbled Wheat), Baker's Yeast, Wheat Gluten, Kibbled Soy, Vinegar, Linseed, Iodised Salt, Canola Oil, Oat Bran (0.5%), Soy Flour, Vitamins (Thiamin, Folic Acid). Contains: Gluten Cereals and Soy. May be present: Sesame. Suitable for vegetarians and vegans.

What makes it ultra-processed

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.
1 ingredient 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 2,390 breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 833rd. 71% of the 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 2,390 breads, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9339423004212, last edited 3 March 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.