Is Jacksons Tiger Bread ultra-processed?

700 g Breads Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Dextrose
Emulsifier
Glucose
E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

30 ingredients
7 additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed breads

Crafted Signature Sourdough Bread Marks & Spencer 7 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
Slow Fermented White Sourdough Toastie Loaf Co-op Irresistible 9 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
Rye sourdough flatbread - M&S Food Marks & Spencer 7 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
Spelt Sourdough Bread Waitrose 8 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1

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 (with added Calcium Carbonate, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin), Water, Yeast, Dried Wheat Sourdough, Rice Flour, Salt (processing marker), Wheat Protein, Spirit Vinegar, Wheat Flour, Wheat Flour, Emulsifiers (ultra-processing marker) (e471 (ultra-processing marker)), e472 (e), Dextrose (ultra-processing marker), Flour Treatment Agents (e920), e300, Raising Agents (e500ii), e503, Malted Barley Flour, Rapeseed Oil, May also contain other gluten containing cereals oats, rye, spelt

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E472 Acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate , E503 Ammonium carbonates , E920 L-cysteine

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour [with added Calcium Carbonate, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin], Water, Yeast, Dried Wheat Sourdough, Rice Flour, Salt, Wheat Protein, Spirit Vinegar, Wheat Flour, Fermented Wheat Flour, Emulsifiers [E471, E472(e)], Dextrose, Flour Treatment Agents [E920, E300], Raising Agents [E500 (ii), E503], Malted Barley Flour, Rapeseed Oil. May also contain other gluten containing cereals oats, rye and spelt.

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.
Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.

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.

Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 2,388 breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1932nd. 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 5056142401811, 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.