Is Bakers Life Grains & Seeds Original Sliced ultra-processed?

Breads Sold in Australia

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Emulsifier
Gluten
E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate

33 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score B

Less processed 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 (Includes vitamins, Thiamin, Folic Acid), Water, Mixed 14% (Kibbled Triticale (Wheat, Rye), Kibbled Wheat, Kibbled Rye, Kibbled Corn, Buckwheat, Kibbled Purple Wheat, Barley, Millet, Oats), Seeds 5% (Linseed, Sunflower Kernels), Wheat Gluten (ultra-processing marker), Soybean, Yeast, White Vinegar, lodised Salt, Vegetable Oil (processing marker), Soy Flour, Emulsifiers (ultra-processing marker) (481, 472e), Processing Aid (Wheat), Product Includes 40% Wheat Flour

Additives: E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate.

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour [Includes Vitamins (Thiamin, Folic Acid)], Water, Mixed Wholegrains (14%) [Kibbled Triticale (Wheat, Rye). Kibbled Wheat, Kibbled Rye, Kibbled Corn, Buckwheat, Kibbled Purple Wheat, Barley, Millet, Oats], Seeds (5%) (Linseed, Sunflower Kernels). Wheat Gluten, Soybean, Yeast. White Vinegar, lodised Salt. Vegetable Oil, Soy Flour, Emulsifiers (481, 472e). Processing Aid (Wheat). CONTAINS GLUTEN, WHEAT, SOY. MAY BE PRESENT SESAME. Product Includes 40% Wheat Flour.

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.

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.
E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 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.
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.

Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.

1 ingredient that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 2,390 breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1799th. 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 2,390 breads, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088700126837, last edited 22 November 2025), 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.