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Is Asda Wholemeal & Farmshouse loaf ultra-processed?

800g Wholemeal breads Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Asda Wholemeal & Farmshouse loaf

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:

  • 27 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score D

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

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

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, Vegetable Oils and Fat [Rapeseed Oil, Palm Fat, Palm Oil], Fortified Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin (B3), Thiamin (B1)], Molasses Sugar, Salt, Soya Flour, Spirit Vinegar, Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic Acid).

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 102 wholemeal breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 10th. 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 5063089498811, 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.