Is L'oven 12 Grain Bread 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
- Vegetable fiber
- E322 Lecithins
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
- E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate
- 40 ingredients
- 8 additives
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
water, enriched wheat flour, barley malt, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, whole wheat flour, mix, cracked wheat, rye, corn meal, brown rice, degermed yellow corn, oats, triticale, buckwheat, millet, spelt, amaranth, quinoa, sugar (processing marker), wheat gluten (ultra-processing marker), yeast, soy fiber (ultra-processing marker), sunflower seeds, soybean oil (processing marker), salt (processing marker), dough conditioner, diglycerides, mono- and diglycerides (ultra-processing marker), sodium stearoyl lactylate (ultra-processing marker), ascorbic acid, calcium propionate, sorbic acid, raisin juice concentrate, fumaric acid, yeast nutrients, soy lecithin (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E200 Sorbic acid , E282 Calcium propionate , E297 Fumaric acid , E300 Ascorbic acid , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate
As written on the pack
water, unbleached enriched wheat flour, barley malt, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, whole wheat flour, whole grain mix, cracked wheat, rye, corn meal, brown rice, degermed yellow corn, oats, triticale, buckwheat, millet, spelt, amaranth, quinoa, sugar, wheat gluten, yeast, soy fiber, sunflower seeds, soybean oil, salt, dough conditioner, diglycerides, mono - and diglycerides, sodium stearoyl lactylate, ascorbic acid, calcium propionate, sorbic acid, raisin juice concentrate, fumaric acid, yeast nutrients, 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.
- Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
3 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.
- 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 167th. 92% of the wheat breads here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4099100042979, last edited 2 June 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.
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.