Is L'oven Classic White 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
- E322 Lecithins
- 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
- 39 ingredients
- 12 additives
- Nutri-Score C
Less processed breads
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, sugar (processing marker), yeast, wheat gluten (ultra-processing marker), soybean oil (processing marker), salt (processing marker), calcium sulfate, sodium stearoyl lactylate (ultra-processing marker), calcium stearoyl lactylate, monoglycerides, mono- and diglycerides (ultra-processing marker), calcium peroxide, calcium iodate, datem (ultra-processing marker), azodicarbonamide, mono- and diglycerides (ultra-processing marker), enzymes, ascorbic acid, calcium carbonate, wheat starch (processing marker), alpha tocopheryl acetate (vitamin E), soy lecithin (ultra-processing marker), vitamin A palmitate, cholecalciferol (vitamin D3), soy flour, monocalcium phosphate, calcium carbonate, ammonium sulfate, calcium propionate
Additives: E282 Calcium propionate , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E341 Calcium phosphates , E341i Monocalcium phosphate , 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 , E517 Ammonium sulphate , E927 Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide , E927a Azodicarbonamide , E930 Calcium peroxide
As written on the pack
enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, sugar, yeast, wheat gluten, soybean oil, salt, calcium sulfate, sodium stearoyl lactylate, calcium stearoyl lactylate, monoglycerides, mono - and diglycerides, calcium peroxide, calcium iodate, datem, azodicarbonamide, mono - and diglycerides, enzymes, ascorbic acid, calcium carbonate, wheat starch, alpha tocopheryl acetate (vitamin E), soy lecithin, vitamin A palmitate, cholecalciferol (vitamin D3), soy flour, monocalcium phosphate, calcium carbonate, ammonium sulfate, calcium propionate
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.
- E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 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.
- 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.
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.
Among 2,388 breads
From least to most processed, this one ranks 2125th. 71% of the breads here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4099100043532, last edited 8 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.
- 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.