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Is Deluxe Brown soda bread ultra-processed?

Sliced breads Sold in Ireland

Pack of Deluxe Brown soda bread

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:

  • 31 ingredients
  • 5 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed 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 (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Buttermilk, Water, Wheat Bran, Pinhead Oats, Black Treacle, Brown Sugar, Millet, Linseed, Wheatgerm Poppy Seed, Raising Agent (Sodium Carbonates), Rapeseed Oil, Pumpkin Seed, Sunflower Seed, Salt, Preservatives (Calcium Propionate), Raising Agents (Diphosphates), Calcium Phosphates, Emulsifiers (mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Enzymes (contain Wheat), including Cereals containing Gluten

Additives: E282 Calcium propionate , E341 Calcium phosphates , E450 Diphosphates , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E500 Sodium carbonates

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Buttermilk (Milk), Water, Wheat Bran, Pinhead Oats, Black Treacle, Brown Sugar, Hulled Millet, Linseed, Wheatgerm Poppy Seed, Raising Agent: Sodium Carbonates; Rapeseed Oil, Pumpkin Seed, Sunflower Seed, Salt, Preservatives: Calcium Propionate; Raising Agents: Diphosphates, Calcium Phosphates; Emulsifiers: Mono - and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids; Enzymes (contain Wheat). Allergy Advice For allergens, including Cereals containing Gluten, see ingredients in bold. May also contain Sesame.

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.

  • E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
  • 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.
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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 389 sliced breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 306th. 87% of the 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 389 sliced breads, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4056489744146, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.