Is Great Value New York Style Rye Bread ultra-processed?

Breads Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate

33 ingredients
6 additives

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

wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, rye flour, rye meal, yeast, contains 2% and less of each of the following, caraway seeds, vital wheat gluten, salt (processing marker), vegetable oil (processing marker) (canola, soy oil), sugar (processing marker), raisin juice concentrate, yeast nutrient (ammonium sulfate), dough conditioners (mono- and diglycerides (ultra-processing marker), sodium stearoyl lactylate (ultra-processing marker), ascorbic acid), calcium propionate (mold inhibitor), calcium sulfate, enzymes, nonfat dry milk (processing marker), soy flour

Additives: E282 Calcium propionate , E300 Ascorbic acid , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate , E516 Calcium sulphate , E517 Ammonium sulphate

As written on the pack

Enriched unbleached wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, rye flour, rye meal, yeast, contains 2% or less of each of the following: molasses, caraway seeds, vital wheat gluten, salt, vegetable oil (canola and/or soy oil), sugar, raisin juice concentrate, yeast nutrient (ammonium sulfate), dough conditioners (mono - and diglycerides, sodium stearoyl lactylate, ascorbic acid), calcium propionate (mold inhibitor), calcium sulfate, enzymes, nonfat dry milk, soy flour.

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.

E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 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.

4 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.
Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 2,388 breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1487th. 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 0078742020471, last edited 2 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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