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Is Modern Baker Superloaf ultra-processed?

400g Multigrain sliced breads Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Modern Baker Superloaf

Yes, it's ultra-processed

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

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 38 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed multigrain sliced breads

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

seed, FIBRE BREAD Wheat Flour (with added Calcium, Iron, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B1), Seed 41%, Fibre Ferment 41% (contains (Water), Brown Linseed, Golden Linseed, Poppy Seeds, Wheat Flour (with added Calcium, Iron, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B1), Chia Seeds, Wheatgerm, Thickeners (Guar Gum), Acacia Gum, Dark Rye Flour, Golden Linseed, Hemp Fibre), Water, Wheat Gluten, Yeast, Vegetable Oil (Palm Vegetable Oil, Rapeseed Vegetable Oil), Salt, Wheat Flour, Sourdough (Wheat), Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic Acid)

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid , E412 Guar gum , E414 Acacia gum

As written on the pack

FERMENTED SEED & FIBRE BREAD Wheat Flour (with added Calcium, Iron, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B1), Seed & Fibre Ferment (41%) (contains: Water, Brown Linseed, Golden Linseed, Poppy Seeds, Wheat Flour (with added Calcium, Iron, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B1), Chia Seeds, Wheatgerm, Thickeners: Guar Gum, Acacia Gum; Dark Rye Flour, Golden Linseed Flour, Hemp Fibre), Water, Wheat Gluten, Yeast, Vegetable Oil (Palm, Rapeseed), Salt, Fermented Wheat Flour, Dried Sourdough (Wheat), Flour Treatment Agent: Ascorbic Acid.

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.

  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • E414 Acacia gum Gum arabic (acacia gum) is the hardened sap of acacia trees, used to stabilise flavour emulsions in soft drinks and to coat sweets.
  • Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.

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.
2 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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 59 multigrain sliced breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 53rd. 80% of the multigrain sliced 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 59 multigrain sliced breads, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060526430601, last edited 26 July 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.