Is Rowan hill 4 large soft white baps ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- Emulsifier
- E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
- E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate
- 27 ingredients
- 5 additives
- Nutri-Score D
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Yeast, Salt (processing marker), Improver (Soya Flour, Acidity Regulator (Calcium Carbonate), Emulsifiers (ultra-processing marker) (mono- and Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters of mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids (ultra-processing marker)), Sodium Stearoyl-2-Lactylate (ultra-processing marker), Wheat Flour, Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic Acid), Enzymes), Rapeseed Oil, Sugar (processing marker), Flour Treatment Agent (L-Cysteine), Soya Flour, Preservative (processing marker) (Calcium Propionate)
Additives: E282 Calcium propionate , E300 Ascorbic acid , E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate , E920 L-cysteine
As written on the pack
Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Yeast, Salt, Improver (Soya Flour, Acidity Regulator: Calcium Carbonate; Emulsifiers: Mono - and Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters of Mono - and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids, Sodium Stearoyl-2-Lactylate; Wheat Flour, Flour Treatment Agent: Ascorbic Acid; Enzymes), Rapeseed Oil, Sugar, Flour Treatment Agent: L-Cysteine; Soya Flour, Preservative: Calcium Propionate.
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.
- 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.
- Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
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.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Among 2,388 breads
From least to most processed, this one ranks 1712th. 71% of the breads here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4056489129059, last edited 27 March 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 D (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.