Is Marks & Spencer Seeded Sourdough Loaf ultra-processed?

800g Breads Sold in the United Kingdom

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt

21 ingredients
No additives

Less processed breads

Crafted Signature Sourdough Bread Marks & Spencer 7 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
Slow Fermented White Sourdough Toastie Loaf Co-op Irresistible 9 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
Rye sourdough flatbread - M&S Food Marks & Spencer 7 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
Spelt Sourdough Bread Waitrose 8 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1

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

Wheatflour (with Wheatflour, Calcium Carbonate Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Mixed Seeds 9% (Pumpkin, Sunflower, Millet, Chia), Rye Grains 2.5%, Rye Grains, Rye Flour, Wheatflour, Rye, Sea Salt (processing marker), Barley, MaltFlour, Maize Germ Barley Malt Extract, Wheatflakes

As written on the pack

Wheatflour (with Wheatflour, Calcium Carbonate Iron, Niacin, Thiamin) Water, Mixed Seeds (9%) (Pumpkin, Sunflower, Millet, Chia), Sprouted Rye Grains (2.5%), Rye Grains, Rye Flour, Wholegrain Wheatflour, Malted Rye, Sea Salt, Barley, MaltFlour, Maize Germ Barley Malt Extract, Wheatflakes

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 2,388 breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 437th. 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 29210039, last edited 20 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.
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.