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Is Gluten Free Fresh White Loaf ultra-processed?

400 g Gluten-free sliced breads Sold in the United Kingdom and the United States

Pack of Gluten Free Fresh White Loaf

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:

  • 23 ingredients
  • 4 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 Starch, Water, Skimmed Milk, Vegetable Oil (Rapeseed Vegetable Oil), Bamboo Fibre, Yeast, Sugar, Stabilisers (Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum, Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose), Salt, Preservative (Sorbic Acid), Iron, Niacin, Riboflavin, Thiamin, vitamins, vitamin B6, Folic Acid, This ingredient complies with the Codex Alimentarius standard for gluten-free foods

Additives: E200 Sorbic acid , E412 Guar gum , E415 Xanthan gum , E464 Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose

As written on the pack

Gluten Free Wheat Starch*, Water, Dried Skimmed Milk Powder, Vegetable Oil (Rapeseed), Bamboo Fibre, Yeast, Sugar, Stabilisers (Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum, Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose), Salt, Preservative (Sorbic Acid), Iron Powder, Niacin, Riboflavin, Thiamin, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, *This ingredient complies with the Codex Alimentarius standard for gluten-free foods

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.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • E464 Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.

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.
5 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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 10 gluten-free sliced breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 5th. 90% of the gluten-free 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 10 gluten-free sliced breads, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5016533625851, 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.
  • 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.