Is Aldi Marble Rye Bread ultra-processed?

Breads Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Gluten
E150c Ammonia caramel

22 ingredients
3 additives

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

flour, barley malt, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, water, rye flour, yeast, wheat gluten (ultra-processing marker), salt (processing marker), soybean oil (processing marker), caraway seeds, whole rye flour, caramel color, calcium propionate, potassium sorbate (processing marker), wheat starch (processing marker), sesame, ascorbic acid, enzymes

Additives: E150c Ammonia caramel , E202 Potassium sorbate , E282 Calcium propionate

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E150c Ammonia caramel.

As written on the pack

unbleached enriched flour, barley malt, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, water, rye flour, yeast, wheat gluten, salt, soybean oil, caraway seeds, whole rye flour, caramel color, calcium propionate, potassium sorbate, wheat starch, sesame, ascorbic acid, 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.

E150c Ammonia caramel Ammonia caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars with ammonia compounds.

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.

E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 2,388 breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1384th. 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 2,388 breads, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4099100302899, last edited 6 August 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.
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.