Is Grandma Sycamores Sourdough 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:
- Flavouring
- Gluten
- E322 Lecithins
- E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
- 29 ingredients
- 3 additives
Less processed breads
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
enriched wheat flour (flour, malted barley flour, reduced iron, niacin, thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), riboflavin, folic acid), water, it in YEAST, wheat gluten (ultra-processing marker), salt (processing marker), sugar (processing marker), vegetable oil (processing marker) (soybean), wheat sourdough (water, wheat flour), datem (ultra-processing marker), soy lecithin (ultra-processing marker), wheat flour, natural flavor (ultra-processing marker), MADE IN A BAKERY THAT MAY ALSO for an USE MILK, R21-147-300052 smartlabol BIMBO BAKERIES USA, INC, Scan here for more HORSHAM, PA 19044 food information and All rights reserved, call 1-800-432-8266
Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
As written on the pack
ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR [FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, REDUCED IRON, NIACIN, THIAMIN MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), FOLIC ACID], WATER, it in YEAST, WHEAT GLUTEN, SALT, SUGAR, VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN), WHEAT SOURDOUGH (WATER, FERMENTED WHEAT FLOUR), DATEM, SOY LECITHIN, CULTURED WHEAT FLOUR, NATURAL FLAVOR, GRAIN VINEGAR at od a CONTAINS WHEAT, SOY. MADE IN A BAKERY THAT MAY ALSO for an USE MILK. R21-147-300052 smartlabol BIMBO BAKERIES USA, INC., Scan here for more HORSHAM, PA 19044 food information or All rights reserved. call 1-800-432-8266
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.
- E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
- E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 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.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.
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.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Among 2,390 breads
From least to most processed, this one ranks 1845th. 71% of the breads here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0078700803993, last edited 29 September 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.