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Is Gail’s Seeded sourdough ultra-processed?

650g Bran bread Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Gail’s Seeded sourdough

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:

  • 18 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed bran bread

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 (with Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamine), Water, Mixed Seed 10% (Sunflower Seeds, Brown Linseeds, Pumpkin Seeds, Brown Sesame Seeds, Black Sesame), Rye Flour, Malted Wheat Flour, Salt, Wheat Gluten, Spelt Flour (Wheat)

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour (with Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamine), Water, Mixed Seed (10%) (Sunflower Seeds, Brown Linseeds, Pumpkin Seeds, Brown Sesame Seeds, Black Sesame Seeds), Rye Flour, Malted Wheat Flour, Salt, Wheat Gluten, Spelt Flour (Wheat)

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.
1 ingredient 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 8 bran bread

From least to most processed, this one ranks 3rd. 75% of the bran bread 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 8 bran bread, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060149574836, last edited 27 March 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.