Is Portland city sourdough bread ultra-processed?

16 oz Sourdough breads Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Gluten

17 ingredients
No additives

Less processed sourdough 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

wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced mononitrate, iron, thiamin riboflavin, folic acid), water, dough salt, wheat gluten (ultra-processing marker), conditioner (wheat flour, malted barley flour, ascorbic acid, enzyme), baker's yeast

As written on the pack

ENRICHED UNBLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED MONONITRATE, IRON, THIAMIN RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, DOUGH SALT, WHEAT GLUTEN, CONDITIONER (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, ASCORBIC ACID, ENZYME), BAKER'S YEAST.

What makes it ultra-processed

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 44 sourdough breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 32nd. 50% of the sourdough 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 44 sourdough breads, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0084401122080, last edited 22 August 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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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.