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Is M&S Bread ultra-processed?

Breads Sold in the United Kingdom and the United States

Pack of M&S Bread

No, it's unprocessed or minimally processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

None of its ingredients counts as a sign of processing in NOVA.

  • 4 ingredients
  • 1 additive

Ingredients

Water Chicory Fibre Yeast, Yeast Vitamin D Yeast Palm Oil Salt Vinegar Rapeseed Oil Soya Flour Malted Wheatflour, Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic Acid)

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid

As written on the pack

Wheatflour contains Gluten (with Wheatflour, Calcium Carbonate Iron, Niacin, Thiamin) Water Chicory Fibre Yeast (Yeast Vitamin D Yeast Palm Oil Salt Vinegar Rapeseed Oil Soya Flour Malted Wheatflour (contains Gluten) Flour Treatment Agent Ascorbic Acid

Among 2,388 breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 46th. 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 00982214, 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.