Is H-E-B Everything Bagels ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 33 ingredients
- 8 additives
- Nutri-Score C
Less processed bagel breads
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Enriched wheat flour (contains niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin b1), riboflavin, folic acid), water, sugar (processing marker), wheat gluten (ultra-processing marker), onion, salt (processing marker), malted barley flour, cornmeal, yeast, poppy seeds, sesame seeds, garlic, mono- and diglycerides (ultra-processing marker), preservatives (processing marker) (calcium propionate, potassium sorbate (processing marker)), guar gum (ultra-processing marker), molasses (processing marker), maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), corn syrup solids, ammonium chloride, ascorbic acid, soybean oil (processing marker), l-cysteine, algin, soy lecithin (ultra-processing marker), citric acid
Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E282 Calcium propionate , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E330 Citric acid , E412 Guar gum , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E510 Ammonium chloride
As written on the pack
Enriched wheat flour (contains niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate [vitamin b1], riboflavin [vitamin b2], folic acid), water, sugar, wheat gluten, onion, salt, malted barley flour, cornmeal, yeast, poppy seeds, sesame seeds, garlic, mono - and diglycerides, preservatives (calcium propionate, potassium sorbate), guar gum, molasses, maltodextrin, corn syrup solids, ammonium chloride, ascorbic acid, soybean oil, l-cysteine, algin, soy lecithin, citric acid.
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.
- E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
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.
- Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
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.
- E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
- 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 91 bagel breads
From least to most processed, this one ranks 75th. 79% of the bagel breads here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0073124018107, last edited 13 May 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.