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Is Dave's Killer Bread 21 Whole Grains And Seeds ultra-processed?

54oz Multigrain sliced breads Sold in the United States

Pack of Dave's Killer Bread 21 Whole Grains And Seeds

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:

  • 34 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed multigrain 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

whole wheat, whole wheat flour, cracked whole wheat, water, cane sugar, 21, seeds mix, flax, sunflower seeds, triticale, pumpkin seeds, barley, rolled oats, cracked rye, blue cornmeal, millet, spelt, brown rice flour, amaranth flour, yellow cornmeal, kamut khorasan wheat, sorghum flour, buckwheat flour, quinoa, poppy seeds, wheat gluten, oat fiber, yeast, molasses, sea salt, wheat flour, vinegar, acerola cherry powder, enzymes

As written on the pack

organic whole wheat, organic whole wheat flour, organic cracked whole wheat, water, organic cane sugar, organic 21 whole grains and seeds mix, organic whole flax seeds, organic sunflower seeds, organic triticale, organic pumpkin seeds, organic rolled barley, organic rolled oats, organic cracked rye, organic blue cornmeal, organic millet, organic rolled spelt, organic brown rice flour, organic amaranth flour, organic yellow cornmeal, organic kamut khorasan wheat, organic sorghum flour, organic buckwheat flour, organic quinoa, organic poppy seeds, organic wheat gluten, organic oat fiber, yeast, organic molasses, sea salt, organic cultured wheat flour, organic vinegar, organic acerola cherry powder, enzymes

What makes it ultra-processed

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.
  • 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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 59 multigrain sliced breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 37th. 80% of the multigrain 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 59 multigrain sliced breads, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0013764027756, last edited 8 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.