Is Allinson's The Champion Wholemeal ultra-processed?
It's processed, but not ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Whole foods combined with:
- 16 ingredients
- 1 additive
- Nutri-Score A
Less processed wholemeal breads
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Wheat Flour, Water, Wheat Protein, Yeast, Wheat Flour, Salt (processing marker), Oat Bran, Malted Barley Flour, Vinegar, Sugar (processing marker), Sustainable Soya Flour, Vegetable Oils (processing marker) (Rapeseed, Sustainable Palm), Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C)
Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid
As written on the pack
Wholemeal Wheat Flour, Water, Wheat Protein, Yeast, Fermented Wheat Flour, Salt, Oat Bran, Malted Barley Flour, Vinegar, Molasses Sugar, Sustainable Soya Flour, Vegetable Oils (Rapeseed, Sustainable Palm), Flour Treatment Agent: Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C)
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.
Among 102 wholemeal breads
From least to most processed, this one ranks 6th. 85% of the wholemeal breads here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010092736614, last edited 29 July 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.