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Is BFree High Protein Wraps ultra-processed?

4 x 42 g Gluten-free breads Sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Pack of BFree High Protein Wraps

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 21 ingredients
  • 6 additives

Less processed gluten-free 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

Water, Rice Protein, Bamboo Fibre, Chickpea Flour, Sunflower Oil, Thickeners (Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum), Chicory Root Fibre, Psyllium Husk, Pear, Natural Flavours, Preservatives (Sorbic Acid, Calcium Propionate), Corn, Emulsifier (mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Acid (Tartaric Acid), Salt

Additives: E200 Sorbic acid , E282 Calcium propionate , E334 L(+)-tartaric acid , E412 Guar gum , E415 Xanthan gum , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

As written on the pack

Water, Rice Protein, Bamboo Fibre, Chickpea Flour, Sunflower Oil, Thickeners (Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum), Chicory Root Fibre, Psyllium Husk, Pear Concentrate, Natural Flavours, Preservatives (Sorbic Acid, Calcium Propionate), Fermented Corn, Emulsifier (Mono-and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Acid (Tartaric Acid), Salt.

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.

  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.

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.

  • Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
4 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.

  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Sandwiches Products in the category "Sandwiches" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 55 gluten-free breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 49th. 95% of the gluten-free 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 55 gluten-free breads, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5391521691309, last edited 4 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.