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Is Pepperidge farm jewish rye seedless bread ultra-processed?

1 pound, 454 grams Rye breads Sold in the United States

Pack of Pepperidge farm jewish rye seedless 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:

  • 27 ingredients
  • 4 additives

Less processed rye 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

enriched wheat flour (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin b1), riboflavin, folic acid), water, rye flour, wheat gluten, yeast, contains 2 percent and less of (soybean oil), salt, caraway, unsulphured molasses, calcium propionate, sorbic acid to retard spoilage, mono- and diglycerides, malted barley flour, wheat flour, dextrose, lactic acid, dehydrated onions, garlic, soy lecithin

Additives: E270 Lactic acid , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

As written on the pack

unbromated unbleached enriched wheat flour (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate [vitamin b1], riboflavin [vitamin b2], folic acid), water, rye flour, wheat gluten, yeast, contains 2 percent or less of: soybean oil, salt, ground caraway, unsulphured molasses, calcium propionate and sorbic acid to retard spoilage, mono and diglycerides, malted barley flour, wheat flour, dextrose, lactic acid, dehydrated onions, dehydrated garlic, soy lecithin,

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.
  • E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.

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.
  • 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 39 rye breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 39th. 41% of the rye 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 39 rye breads, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0014100071211, last edited 26 February 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.