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Is Heritage Nocellara & kalamata Olive Sourdough ultra-processed?

Breads Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Heritage Nocellara & kalamata Olive Sourdough

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 15 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

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

Water, Pitted Nocellara Olives 11% (Green Olives Water Salt Acidity Regulator (Lactic Acid)), Kalamata Olives 11% (Olives Water Salt Acidity Regulator (Lactic Acid)), Rye Flour, Sea Salt, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Barley Malt Flour, Barley Malt Extract, Wheatflour, Wheatflakes, May contain olive stones

Additives: E270 Lactic acid

As written on the pack

Wheatflour contains Gluten (with Wheatflour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Pitted Nocellara Olives (11%) (Green Olives Water Salt Acidity Regulator: Lactic Acid), Pitted Kalamata Olives (11%) (Kalamata Olives Water Salt Acidity Regulator: Lactic Acid), Rye Flour (contains Gluten), Sea Salt, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Barley Malt Flour (contains Gluten), Barley Malt Extract (contains Gluten), Wholegrain Wheatflour (contains Gluten), Wheatflakes (contain Gluten). May contain olive stones

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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 2,390 breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 561st. 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 2,390 breads, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 29292998, last edited 27 March 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.