Is Asda Large Scotch White Rolls ultra-processed?

Breads Sold in the United Kingdom and Spain

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

29 ingredients
3 additives
Nutri-Score B

Less processed breads

Crafted Signature Sourdough Bread Marks & Spencer 7 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
Slow Fermented White Sourdough Toastie Loaf Co-op Irresistible 9 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
Rye sourdough flatbread - M&S Food Marks & Spencer 7 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
Spelt Sourdough Bread Waitrose 8 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1

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, Yeast, Wheat Semolina, Wheat Flour, Salt (processing marker), Wheat Protein, Vegetable Oils and Fat (Ra, Oil, Palm Fat, Palm Oil), Sugar (processing marker), Dried Wheat Sourdough, Emulsifier-and Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters of mono- and Diglycerides of Facids, mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids (ultra-processing marker), Spirit Vinegar, Soya Flour, Flour Treatment Agents (Ascorbic Acid, L-Cysteine), Allergy Advice!

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E920 L-cysteine

As written on the pack

Fortified Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin (B3), Thiamin (B1)], Water, Yeast, Wheat Semolina, Fermented Wheat Flour, Salt, Wheat Protein, Vegetable Oils and Fat [Ra, Oil, Palm Fat, Palm Oil], Sugar, Dried Wheat Sourdough, Emulsifier-and Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters of Mono - and Diglycerides of Facids, Mono - and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Spirit Vinegar, Soya Flour, Flour Treatment Agents (Ascorbic Acid, L-Cysteine). Allergy Advice!

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.

E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.

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 2,388 breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1113th. 71% of the 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 2,388 breads, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5057172668601, last edited 5 June 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 B (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.