Is Brennans Superbread ultra-processed?

800g Bread white from wheat flour of the highest grade GOST 26987-86 Sold in Ireland

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

29 ingredients
3 additives
Nutri-Score B

Less processed bread white from wheat flour of the highest grade GOST 26987-86

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

Flour (Wheat Flour 47% (Wheat Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Thiamin, Niacin), Wheat Flour 9%), Wat Yeast (Yeast, Vitamin D Yeast), Salt (processing marker), Wheat Fibre (ultra-processing marker), Vegetable Oils (processing marker) (Rapeseed Vegetable Oils), Soya Flour, Emulsifier (ultra-processing marker) (e472e (ultra-processing marker)), Preservative (processing marker) (Calcium Propionate), Zinc Sulphate Monohydrate, Ferrous Sulphate, Calcium Carbonate, Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), "Made using EU and UK Flour), For allergens hcluding cereals containing ch ngredients in bold CARBOHYDRATE OF WHICH SUGA FIBRE PROTEIN SALT VITAMIN D CALCIUM IRON*** ZINC**** Reference Intake 20 slices per pack Vitamin D contribut Calcium contribute *** Iron contributes to and to normal ****Zinc Zinc contr and to normal This product should he and ENERCY a.3g may be <0.5% INFO (Store in a cool), dry place

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

Flour (Wheat Flour (47%) (Wheat Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Thiamin, Niacin). Wholemeal Wheat Flour (9%)), Wat Yeast (Yeast, Vitamin D Yeast), Salt, Wheat Fibre, Vegetable Oils (Rapeseed), Soya Flour, Emulsifier: E472e, Preservative Calcium Propionate, Zinc Sulphate Monohydrate, Ferrous Sulphate, Calcium Carbonate, Flour Treatment Agent: Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C). "Made using EU and UK Flour. ALLERGY ADVICE: For allergens hcluding cereals containing ch ngredients in bold CARBOHYDRATE OF WHICH SUGA FIBRE PROTEIN SALT VITAMIN D CALCIUM IRON*** ZINC**** Reference Intake 20 slices per pack Vitamin D contribut Calcium contribute *** Iron contributes to and to normal ****Zinc Zinc contr and to normal This product should he and ENERCY a.3g may be <0.5% INFO: Store in a cool,dry place

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.

3 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 22 bread white from wheat flour of the highest grade GOST 26987-86

From least to most processed, this one ranks 17th. 68% of the bread white from wheat flour of the highest grade GOST 26987-86 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 22 bread white from wheat flour of the highest grade GOST 26987-86, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5011059002407, last edited 2 April 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.