Is L'oven Fresh Everything Bagels ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 26 ingredients
- 4 additives
- Nutri-Score C
Less processed bagel breads
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
flour, wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, water, sugar (processing marker), yeast, sunflower seeds, onion, sesame seeds, wheat gluten (ultra-processing marker), salt (processing marker), calcium propionate, poppy seeds, garlic, monoglycerides, sorbic acid, enzymes, hydrogenated soybean oil (processing marker), degerminated yellow corn meal, propionic acid, phosphoric acid
Additives: E200 Sorbic acid , E280 Propionic acid , E282 Calcium propionate , E338 Phosphoric acid
As written on the pack
enriched flour, wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, water, sugar, yeast, sunflower seeds, dried toasted sliced onion, sesame seeds, wheat gluten, salt, calcium propionate, poppy seeds, dehydrated minced garlic, monoglycerides, sorbic acid, enzymes, hydrogenated soybean oil, degerminated yellow corn meal, propionic acid, phosphoric acid
What makes it ultra-processed
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.
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 91 bagel breads
From least to most processed, this one ranks 45th. 79% of the bagel breads here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4099100026863, last edited 21 March 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.