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Is Allinson’s Scandalous Seeds Wholemeal Loaf ultra-processed?

650g Wholemeal breads Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Allinson’s Scandalous Seeds Wholemeal Loaf

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

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

Whole foods combined with:

  • 25 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed wholemeal 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, Mixed Seeds 14% (Sunflower Seeds, Brown Linseed, Golden Linseed, Pumpkin Seeds, Poppy Seeds), Wheat Protein, Yeast, Wheat Flour, Cracked Wheat 1%, Malted Barley Flour, Salt, Vegetable Oils (Rapeseed, Sustainable Palm), Vinegar, Sugar, Sustainable Soya Flour, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Cracked Wheat

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid

As written on the pack

Wholemeal Wheat Flour, Water, Mixed Seeds (14%) (Sunflower Seeds, Brown Linseed, Golden Linseed, Pumpkin Seeds, Poppy Seeds), Wheat Protein, Yeast, Fermented Wheat Flour, Cracked Wheat (1%), Malted Barley Flour, Salt, Vegetable Oils (Rapeseed, Sustainable Palm), Vinegar, Molasses Sugar, Sustainable Soya Flour, Flour Treatment Agent: Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C). With 52% Wholegrain (Wholemeal Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Cracked Wheat). ALLERGY ADVICE:

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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.
  • 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 102 wholemeal breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 8th. 85% of the wholemeal 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 102 wholemeal breads, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010092736812, last edited 11 May 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.