Is L'oven Fresh Multi Grain Bread ultra-processed?

567 g Breads Sold in the United States and Germany

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Gluten
Modified starch
E322 Lecithins
E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose
E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
E960 Steviol glycosides

27 ingredients
8 additives
Nutri-Score A

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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, wheat gluten (ultra-processing marker), modified wheat starch (ultra-processing marker), sugar (processing marker), cellulose fiber, yeast, salt (processing marker), soybean oil (processing marker), RYE, oats, barley, millet, corn, ground flax meal, monocalcium phosphate, distilled monoglycerides, datem (ultra-processing marker), cellulose gum (ultra-processing marker), honey (processing marker), ascorbic acid, stevia sweetener (steviol glycosides (ultra-processing marker)), enzymes, soy lecithin (ultra-processing marker), calcium propionate, wheat bran

Additives: E282 Calcium propionate , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E341 Calcium phosphates , E341i Monocalcium phosphate , E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose , E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E960 Steviol glycosides

As written on the pack

WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, WHEAT GLUTEN, MODIFIED WHEAT STARCH, SUGAR, CELLULOSE FIBER, YEAST, SALT, SOYBEAN OIL, WHOLE GRAIN RYE, WHOLE GRAIN OATS, WHOLE GRAIN BARLEY, WHOLE GRAIN MILLET, WHOLE GRAIN CORN, GROUND FLAX MEAL, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, DISTILLED MONOGLYCERIDES, DATEM, CELLULOSE GUM, HONEY, ASCORBIC ACID, STEVIA SWEETENER (STEVIOL GLYCOSIDES), ENZYMES, SOY LECITHIN, CALCIUM PROPIONATE, WHEAT BRAN.

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.
E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose Carboxymethyl cellulose is a thickener made by chemically modifying cellulose from wood or cotton.
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.
E960 Steviol glycosides Steviol glycosides are sweet compounds extracted and purified from the leaves of the stevia plant.
Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.

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.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 2,388 breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 2202nd. 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 2,388 breads, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4099100301359, last edited 8 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 A (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.