Is Morrisons the best Ancient Grain Loaf ultra-processed?

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
1 additive
Nutri-Score A

Less processed breads

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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, Pumpkin seed, Rye flour, Spelt flour (wheat), Brown linseed, Quinoa, Salt (processing marker), Millet, Poppy seeds, Rye, Spelt (wheat), Kibbled wheat, Maize, Pearl barley, Yeast, Malted barley flour, Rapeseed oil, Citric acid

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Wheat flour, Water, Pumpkin seed, Rye flour, Spelt flour (wheat), Brown linseed, Quinoa, Salt, Millet, Poppy seeds, Rye, Spelt (wheat), Kibbled wheat, Maize, Pearl barley, Yeast, Malted barley flour, Rapeseed oil, Citric acid.

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 586th. 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 0282419002008, last edited 9 December 2023), 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.