Is Morrisons Granary Loaf ultra-processed?

800g Breads Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Dextrose
Glucose
E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate

22 ingredients
3 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

Wheat flour, Water, Malted wheat flakes, Yeast, Salt (processing marker), Demerara sugar (processing marker), Soya flour, Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate (ultra-processing marker), mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (ultra-processing marker), Barley malt flour, Fortified wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), Dextrose (ultra-processing marker), Malted barley flour, Palm oil, Golden sugar, Rapeseed oil, Ascorbic acid

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid , E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate

As written on the pack

Wheat flour, Water, Malted wheat flakes, Yeast, Salt, Demerara sugar, Soya flour, Emulsifiers (Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate, Mono - and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids), Barley malt flour, Fortified wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), Dextrose, Malted barley flour, Palm oil, Golden sugar, Rapeseed oil, 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.

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.
E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 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.

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.

Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.

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.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 2,388 breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1830th. 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 0273050001352, last edited 8 August 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.