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Is Helga's Mixed Grain Wraps ultra-processed?

Wheat breads Sold in Australia

Pack of Helga's Mixed Grain Wraps

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:

  • 35 ingredients
  • 9 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed wheat 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, water, wheat flour 45%, vegetable oil, soy flour, humectant (422), vegetable emulsifiers (471, 481), wheat flour, raising agents (341, 450, 500), mixed grains 2% (kibbled wheat, kibbled rye, kibbled triticale (rye, wheat)), stabiliser (412), wheat gluten, linseeds, iodised salt, acidity regulator (297), vitamins, thiamin, folic acid, antioxidant (307b), processing aids (wheat)

Additives: E297 Fumaric acid , E307b Concentrated tocopherol , E341 Calcium phosphates , E412 Guar gum , E422 Glycerol , E450 Diphosphates , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate , E500 Sodium carbonates

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E412 Guar gum, E422 Glycerol, E450 Diphosphates, E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate.

As written on the pack

Wheat flour, water, wholemeal wheat flour (45%), vegetable oil, soy flour, humectant (422), vegetable emulsifiers (471, 481), cultured wheat flour, raising agents (341, 450, 500), mixed grains (2%) [kibbled wheat, kibbled rye, kibbled triticale (rye, wheat)], stabiliser (412), wheat gluten, linseeds, iodised salt, acidity regulator (297), vitamins (thiamin, folic acid), antioxidant (307b), processing aids (wheat)

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.
  • E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
  • E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
  • 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.
  • Humectant Humectants are substances which prevent foods from drying out by counteracting the effect of an atmosphere having a low degree of humidity, or promote the dissolution of a powder in an aqueous medium.

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.
2 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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 228 wheat breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 211th. 92% of the wheat 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 228 wheat breads, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9310023145505, last edited 23 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.