Is Food for Life Flourless Sprouted Grain Bread ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 10 ingredients
- No additives
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NOVA group
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Sprouted Wheat, Filtered Water, Sprouted Barley, Sprouted Millet, Malted Barley, Sprouted Lentils, Sprouted Soybeans, Sprouted Spelt, Fresh Yeast, Wheat Gluten (ultra-processing marker)
As written on the pack
Organic Sprouted Wheat, Filtered Water, Organic Sprouted Barley, Organic Sprouted Millet, Organic Malted Barley, Organic Sprouted Lentils, Organic Sprouted Soybeans, Organic Sprouted Spelt, Fresh Yeast, Organic Wheat Gluten.
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.
Among 228 wheat breads
From least to most processed, this one ranks 21st. 92% of the wheat breads here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0073472001530, last edited 26 February 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.
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.