Is Asda Bakery Seeded Tin Loaf Sliced ultra-processed?

800g Wholemeal breads Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Dextrose
Emulsifier
Glucose

36 ingredients
2 additives

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

Fortified Wheat Flour, Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin (B3), Thiamin (B1), Water Mixed Seeds 17%, Sunflower Seeds, Brown Linseeds, Millet, Golden Linseeds, Poppy Seeds, Pumpkin Seeds, Malted Wheat Flakes, Yeast, Wheat Protein, Rye Flour, Salt (processing marker), Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Sugar (processing marker), Vegetable Oils and Fat (Rapeseed Oil, Palm Fat, Palm Oil), Soya Flour, Emulsifier (ultra-processing marker) (mono- and Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters of hono-and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Wheat Flour, Spirit Vinegar, Dextrose (ultra-processing marker), Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic Acid), including cereals containing gluten

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid , E570 Fatty acids

As written on the pack

Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin (B3), Thiamin (B1)], Water Mixed Seeds (17%) Sunflower Seeds, Brown Linseeds, Millet, Golden Linseeds, Poppy Seeds, Pumpkin Seeds, Malted Wheat Flakes, Yeast, Wheat Protein, Rye Flour, Salt, Fermented Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Molasses Sugar, Vegetable Oils and Fat [Rapeseed Oil, Palm Fat, Palm Oil], Soya Flour, Emulsifier (Mono - and Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters of hono-and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Wholemeal Wheat Flour, Spirit Vinegar, Dextrose, Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic Acid). Allergy Advice! for allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. May also contain oats.

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.

Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.

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.

Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.

2 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.

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 102 wholemeal breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 63rd. 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 5063089477915, last edited 27 March 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.