Is Co-op Bakery Wholemeal Toastie ultra-processed?

800 g Wholemeal sliced breads Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

23 ingredients
3 additives
Nutri-Score A

Less processed wholemeal sliced 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, Wheat Protein, Malted Barley Flour, Salt (processing marker), Brown Sugar (processing marker), Yeast, Spirit Vinegar, mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (ultra-processing marker), Vegetable, mono- and diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids-Vegetable, Vegetable Oils (processing marker) (Rapeseed Vegetable Oils, Palm Vegetable Oils), Palm Fat, Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Calcium propionate, Ascorbic acid

Additives: E282 Calcium propionate , E300 Ascorbic acid , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

As written on the pack

Ingredients Wholemeal Wheat Flour, Water, Wheat Protein, Malted Barley Flour, Salt, Brown Sugar, Yeast, Spirit Vinegar, Emulsifiers (Mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids - Vegetable, Mono - and diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids-Vegetable), Vegetable Oils (Rapeseed, Palm), Palm Fat, Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Preservative (Calcium propionate), Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic acid).

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.

E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.

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.

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 38 wholemeal sliced breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 17th. 89% of the wholemeal sliced 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 38 wholemeal sliced breads, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000128967242, last edited 2 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.
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.