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Is L F 100% Whole Wheat Bread ultra-processed?

Breads Sold in the United States

Pack of L F 100% Whole Wheat Bread

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:

  • 33 ingredients
  • 8 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

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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

whole wheat flour, water, sugar, wheat gluten, cane refinery syrup, yeast, CONTAINS 2% and LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING (soybean oil), salt, raisin juice concentrate, wheat flour, vinegar, dough conditioners (CONTAINS ONE and MORE OF THE FOLLOWING (sodium stearoyl lactylate), calcium stearoyl lactylate, MONOGLYCERIDES and DIGLYCERIDES, calcium peroxide, calcium iodate, datem, ETHOXYLATED mono- and DIGLYCERIDES, 100 enzymes), calcium sulfate, soy lecithin, wheat starch, topped with wheat cuts, wheat flakes, wheat bran, flaxseed, Facts CANE REFINERY SYRUP, ntainer (1.50z), Daily Value* 2% 1g Og |

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , 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 , E516 Calcium sulphate , E916 Calcium iodate , E930 Calcium peroxide

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

As written on the pack

WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, SUGAR, WHEAT GLUTEN, CANE REFINERY SYRUP, YEAST, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: SOYBEAN OIL, SALT, RAISIN JUICE CONCENTRATE, CULTURED WHEAT FLOUR, VINEGAR, DOUGH CONDITIONERS (CONTAINS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, CALCIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, MONOGLYCERIDES AND/OR DIGLYCERIDES, CALCIUM PEROXIDE, CALCIUM IODATE, DATEM, ETHOXYLATED MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES, 100 ENZYMES), CALCIUM SULFATE, SOY LECITHIN, WHEAT STARCH. TOPPED WITH WHEAT CUTS, WHEAT FLAKES, WHEAT BRAN, FLAXSEED. CONTAINS: WHEAT, SOY. MAY CONTAIN SESAME. Facts CANE REFINERY SYRUP, ntainer (43g/1.50z) Daily Value* 2% 1g Og | 0%

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.

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.
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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • 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 2,390 breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 2102nd. 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 4099100043204, last edited 11 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.