Is Kettlemans Montreal Bagel Sesame Bagel ultra-processed?

Bagel breads Sold in Canada

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate

21 ingredients
5 additives
Nutri-Score A

Less processed bagel 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, sugar (processing marker), malt four, eggs, canola oil, yeast, honey (processing marker), enzyme active soy flour, calciumsulfate, DIACETYL TARTARIC ACID ESTERS OF mono- and DIGLYCERIDES, sodium stearoyl lactylate (ultra-processing marker), soyabean oil (processing marker), enzymes, ascorbic acid, silicon dioxide, potassium sorbate (processing marker), azodicarbonamide, l-cysteine, sesame seeds, and MAY CONTAIN POPPY SEEDS

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate , E927 Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide , E927a Azodicarbonamide

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids.

As written on the pack

ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, SUGAR, MALT FOUR, EGGS, CANOLA OIL, YEAST, HONEY, ENZYME ACTIVE SOY FLOUR, CALCIUMSULFATE, DIACETYL TARTARIC ACID ESTERS OF MONO & DIGLYCERIDES, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, SOYABEAN OIL, ENZYMES, ASCORBIC ACID, SILICON DIOXIDE, POTASSIUM SORBATE, AZODICARBONAMIDE, L-CYSTEINE, SESAME SEEDS, AND MAY CONTAIN POPPY SEEDS.

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.
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.

4 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.
Honey Honey, used as a sweetener.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 91 bagel breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 56th. 79% of the bagel 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 91 bagel breads, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0623452001007, last edited 6 April 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 A (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.