Is Nature's Own Whitewheat Healthy White ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- Gluten
- Vegetable fiber
- E322 Lecithins
- E412 Guar gum
- E460 Cellulose
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
- and 2 more
- 51 ingredients
- 16 additives
- Nutri-Score A
Less processed breads
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, sugar (processing marker), wheat gluten (ultra-processing marker), fiber (contains one and more of the following, oat (ultra-processing marker), cottonseed, and cellulose (ultra-processing marker)), yeast, contains 2% and less of each of the following (calcium sulfate), soy flour, salt (processing marker), soybean oil (processing marker), wheat flour, calcium carbonate, contains one and more of the following (sodium stearoyl lactylate (ultra-processing marker)), calcium stearoyl lactylate, monoglycerides, mono- and diglycerides (ultra-processing marker), distilled monoglycerides, calcium peroxide, calcium iodate, datem (ultra-processing marker), ethoxylated mono- and diglycerides, enzymes, ascorbic acid, vinegar, guar gum (ultra-processing marker), citric acid, monocalcium phosphate, sodium citrate, soy lecithin (ultra-processing marker), niacin, iron (ferrous sulfate), thiamine hydrochloride, riboflavin, folic acid, ammonium sulfate, natamycin (to retard spoilage)
Additives: E235 Natamycin , E300 Ascorbic acid , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E341 Calcium phosphates , E341i Monocalcium phosphate , E412 Guar gum , E460 Cellulose , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate , E517 Ammonium sulphate , E916 Calcium iodate , E930 Calcium peroxide
As written on the pack
unbleached enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, sugar, wheat gluten, fiber (contains one or more of the following: soy, oat, cottonseed, or cellulose), yeast, contains 2% or less of each of the following: calcium sulfate, soy flour, salt, soybean oil, cultured wheat flour, calcium carbonate, dough conditioners (contains one or more of the following: sodium stearoyl lactylate, calcium stearoyl lactylate, monoglycerides, mono - and diglycerides, distilled monoglycerides, calcium peroxide, calcium iodate, datem, ethoxylated mono - and diglycerides, enzymes, ascorbic acid), vinegar, guar gum, citric acid, monocalcium phosphate, sodium citrate, soy lecithin, niacin, iron (ferrous sulfate), thiamine hydrochloride, riboflavin, folic acid, ammonium sulfate, natamycin (to retard spoilage),
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.
- E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
- E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
- E460 Cellulose A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
- 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.
- Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.
- Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
3 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.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Among 2,390 breads
From least to most processed, this one ranks 2341st. 71% of the breads here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0072250017398, last edited 11 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.
- 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.