Is Fazer Surdegsbröd ultra-processed?

350g Breads Sold in Sweden

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Vegetable fiber
E412 Guar gum

20 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score B

Less processed 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

Vetemjöl 1, vatten, rågflingor 1, surdeg av fullkornsrågmjöl 1 5.5%, rapsolja 1, rågfiber (ultra-processing marker), linfrö, vetegluten jäst, socker (processing marker), malt av korn, råg, salt (processing marker), vetemjöl, stabiliseringsmedel (guarkärnmjöl (ultra-processing marker)), fullkornsvetemjöl vinäger, mjölbehandlingsmedel (askorbinsyra), Ursprung Sverige, Brödet består av 82% svenska ingredienser

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid , E412 Guar gum

As written on the pack

Vetemjöl**1, vatten, rågflingor**1, surdeg av fullkornsrågmjöl**1 5,5 %, rapsolja**1, rågfiber**, linfrö***, vetegluten jäst', socker**, malt av korn** och råg**, salt, fermenterat vetemjöl*, stabiliseringsmedel* (guarkärnmjöl), fullkornsvetemjöl** vinäger*, mjölbehandlingsmedel (askorbinsyra). *Ekologisk ingrediens. ** KRAV ekologisk ingrediens. ¹Ursprung Sverige. Brödet består av 82% svenska ingredienser.

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.

E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.

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.

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

How the NOVA groups work

Among 2,388 breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1322nd. 71% of the 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 2,388 breads, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7314871625006, 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.