Is Arnold Jewish Rye ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- Flavouring
- Gluten
- E322 Lecithins
- E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
- 35 ingredients
- 8 additives
- Nutri-Score C
Less processed breads
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
enriched wheat flour (flour, malted barley flour, reduced iron, niacin, thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), riboflavin, folic acid), water, rye flour, soybean oil (processing marker), sugar (processing marker), yeast, salt (processing marker), caraway seeds, molasses (processing marker), preservatives (processing marker) (calcium propionate, sorbic acid), caraway, grain vinegar, monoglycerides, datem (ultra-processing marker), garlic, onion, fumaric acid, soy lecithin (ultra-processing marker), dill seed, acetic acid, lactic acid, hydrogenated soybean oil (processing marker), wheat gluten (ultra-processing marker), natural flavor (ultra-processing marker), calcium sulfate
Additives: E200 Sorbic acid , E260 Acetic acid , E270 Lactic acid , E282 Calcium propionate , E297 Fumaric acid , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
As written on the pack
Unbleached enriched wheat flour [flour, malted barley flour, reduced iron, niacin, thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), riboflavin (vitamin b2), folic acid], water, rye flour, soybean oil, sugar, yeast, salt, caraway seeds, molasses, preservatives (calcium propionate, sorbic acid), ground caraway, grain vinegar, monoglycerides, datem, garlic powder, onion powder, fumaric acid, soy lecithin, ground dill seed, acetic acid, lactic acid, hydrogenated soybean oil, wheat gluten, natural flavor, calcium sulfate.
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.
- E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
- E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
- 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 2,388 breads
From least to most processed, this one ranks 1945th. 71% of the breads here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0073410032053, last edited 26 February 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.