Is Helga's Mixed Grain ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- Gluten
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
- E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
- E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate
- 29 ingredients
- 3 additives
- Nutri-Score C
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Wheat flour, water, mixed grains 17% (purple wheat, kibbled wheat, kibbled rye, kibbled triticale (rye, wheat), oats), linseeds, kibbled soy, yeast, vinegar, iodised salt (processing marker), canola oil, cultured wheat flour, wheat gluten (ultra-processing marker), soy flour, malted barley flour, vegetable emulsifiers (471, 472e, 481), vitamins, thiamin, folic acid, processing aids (wheat)
Additives: E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate
As written on the pack
Wheat flour, water, mixed grains (17%) [purple wheat, kibbled wheat, kibbled rye, kibbled triticale (rye, wheat), oats], linseeds, kibbled soy, yeast, vinegar, iodised salt, canola oil, cultured wheat flour, wheat gluten, soy flour, malted barley flour, vegetable emulsifiers (471, 472e, 481), vitamins (thiamin, folic acid), processing aids (wheat). May contain sesame
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.
- 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.
- 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.
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.
Among 59 multigrain sliced breads
From least to most processed, this one ranks 52nd. 80% of the multigrain sliced breads here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9310128002543, last edited 20 January 2025), 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.