Is Lewis Bakeries Inc. 100% Whole Wheat ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- Gluten
- Hydrogenated oil
- E322 Lecithins
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
- E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate
- 25 ingredients
- 12 additives
- Nutri-Score B
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Whole wheat flour, water, yeast, sugar (processing marker), wheat gluten (ultra-processing marker), contains 2% and less of the following (soybean oil (processing marker)), salt (processing marker), honey (processing marker), dough conditioner (mono- and diglycerides (ultra-processing marker), ethoxylated mono- and diglycerides, sodium stearoyl lactylate (ultra-processing marker), ascorbic acid), calcium propionate, sorbic acid (to retain freshness), fumaric acid, wheat starch (processing marker), yeast nutrients (calcium sulfate, monocalcium phosphate, ammonium sulfate), hydrogenated vegetable oil (ultra-processing marker), soy lecithin (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E200 Sorbic acid , E282 Calcium propionate , E297 Fumaric acid , E300 Ascorbic acid , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E341 Calcium phosphates , E341i Monocalcium phosphate , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate , E516 Calcium sulphate , E517 Ammonium sulphate
As written on the pack
Whole wheat flour, water, yeast, sugar, wheat gluten, contains 2% or less of the following: soybean oil, salt, honey, dough conditioner (mono - and diglycerides, ethoxylated mono - and diglycerides, sodium stearoyl lactylate, ascorbic acid), calcium propionate and sorbic acid (to retain freshness), fumaric acid, wheat starch, yeast nutrients (calcium sulfate, monocalcium phosphate, ammonium sulfate), hydrogenated vegetable oil, soy lecithin.
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.
- E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
- 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.
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.
- Hydrogenated oil Hydrogenation turns liquid oil into a solid fat that resists going rancid.
5 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.
- Honey Honey, used as a sweetener.
- 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.
Among 228 wheat breads
From least to most processed, this one ranks 180th. 92% of the wheat breads here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0024126008221, last edited 26 February 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 B (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.