Is Brennans Be Good High Fibre Bread ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- Emulsifier
- Vegetable fiber
- E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
- 23 ingredients
- 3 additives
- Nutri-Score A
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Wheat Flour^ (Wheat, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Thiamin, Niacin), Water, Wheat Fibre (ultra-processing marker), Yeast, Salt (processing marker), Soya Flour, Preservative (processing marker) (Calcium Propionate, added to export products and during periods of very hot weather), to inhibit mould growth, Emulsifier (ultra-processing marker) (e472e (ultra-processing marker)), Palm Fat, Rapeseed Oil, Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), wrlow)
Additives: E282 Calcium propionate , E300 Ascorbic acid , E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
As written on the pack
Wheat Flour^ (Wheat, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Thiamin, Niacin), Water, Wheat Fibre, Yeast, Salt, Soya Flour, Preservative: Calcium Propionate (added to export products and during periods of very hot weather, to inhibit mould growth), Emulsifier: E472e, Palm Fat (Sustainable), Rapeseed Oil, Flour Treatment Agent: Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C). wrlow
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.
- 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.
- 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.
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.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Among 389 sliced breads
From least to most processed, this one ranks 267th. 87% of the sliced breads here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5011059001752, last edited 21 May 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.