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Is Asda extra special Wholemeal & bread ultra-processed?

Wholemeal sliced breads Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Asda extra special Wholemeal & bread

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:

  • 29 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed sliced 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, Rye Flour 5%, Sunflower Seeds 5%, Wheat Protein, Rye Flakes 2%, Yeast, Barley Malt Extract, Wheat Flour, Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin (B3), Thiamin (B1)), Sugar, Salt, Vegetable Oils and Fat (Rapeseed Oil, Palm Fat, Palm Oil), Soya Flour, Spirit Vinegar, Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic Acid), including cereals containing gluten, storage e

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid

As written on the pack

Wholemeal Wheat Flour, Water, Rye Flour (5%), Sunflower Seeds (5%), Wheat Protein, Toasted Rye Flakes (2%), Yeast, Dried Roasted Barley Malt Extract, Fermented Wheat Flour, Fortified Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin (B3), Thiamin (B1)], Molasses Sugar, Salt, Vegetable Oils and Fat [Rapeseed Oil, Palm Fat, Palm Oil], Soya Flour, Spirit Vinegar, Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic Acid). Allergy Advice! for allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. May also contain oats. STORAGE E

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 38 wholemeal sliced breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 2nd. 89% of the wholemeal sliced 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 38 wholemeal sliced breads, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5054781498070, 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.
  • 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.