Is Oroweat Bread ultra-processed?

1 l Breads Sold in the United States

Pack of Oroweat Bread

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:

  • 29 ingredients
  • 5 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed 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

Whole wheat flour, water, sugar (processing marker), wheat, rye, corn, oats, millet, triticale, brown rice, barley, buckwheat, wheat gluten (ultra-processing marker), sunflower seeds, flaxseed, cellulose fiber, soybean oil (processing marker), yeast, salt (processing marker), preservatives (processing marker) (calcium propionate, sorbic acid), datem (ultra-processing marker), monoglycerides, natural flavors (ultra-processing marker), grain vinegar, nuts (walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts (filberts)), soy, calcium sulfate, reb a (stevia leaf sweetener), soy lecithin (ultra-processing marker), whey (ultra-processing marker)

Additives: E200 Sorbic acid , E282 Calcium propionate , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

As written on the pack

Whole wheat flour, water, sugar, whole grains (wheat, rye, corn, oats, millet, triticale, brown rice, barley, buckwheat), wheat gluten, sunflower seeds, flaxseed, cellulose fiber, soybean oil, yeast, salt, preservatives (calcium propionate, sorbic acid), datem, monoglycerides, natural flavors, grain vinegar, nuts [walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts (filberts)], soy, calcium sulfate, reb a (stevia leaf sweetener), soy lecithin, whey.

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.

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.
  • Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
4 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.

  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 2,388 breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 2059th. 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 0073130000264, last edited 28 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.