Is ACE Bakery Sourdough Bistro Multigrain Loaf ultra-processed?

1193g Sourdough breads Sold in Canada

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Gluten

28 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score C

Less processed sourdough 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

wheat flour, Water, Multigrain, seed blend (millet, sunflower seeds, amaranth, flax seeds, soft wheat, khorasan wheat), Sugars (processing marker) (honey (processing marker), cane sugar), whole wheat flour, Light rye flour, Wheat gluten (ultra-processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Sunflower, soybean oil (processing marker), Yeast, wheat, wheat flour, Lactic acid, Malted barley flour, Enzymes, Ascorbic acid, Rice flour (for dusting)

Additives: E270 Lactic acid

As written on the pack

Unbleached wheat flour, Water, Multigrain and seed blend (millet, sunflower seeds, amaranth, flax seeds, soft wheat flakes, khorasan wheat flakes), Sugars (honey, cane sugar), Whole grain whole wheat flour, Light rye flour, Wheat gluten, Salt, Sunflower and/or soybean oil, Yeast, Ground wheat, Cultured wheat flour, Lactic acid, Malted barley flour, Enzymes, Ascorbic acid, Rice flour (for dusting)

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.

4 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.

Honey Honey, used as a sweetener.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 44 sourdough breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 36th. 50% of the sourdough 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 44 sourdough breads, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0890497000764, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.