Is Rowan Hill Bakery White sandwich thins 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
- Gluten
- E415 Xanthan gum
- E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
- 26 ingredients
- 6 additives
- Nutri-Score C
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Yeast, Vegetable Oils (processing marker) (Rapeseed Vegetable Oils, Palm Vegetable Oils), Wheat Gluten (ultra-processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Soya Flour, Emulsifiers (ultra-processing marker) (mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids (ultra-processing marker), Stearoyl-2-Lactylates), Stabilisers (Xanthan Gum (ultra-processing marker), Carboxy Methyl Cellulose (ultra-processing marker)), Preservative (processing marker) (Calcium Propionate), Palm Fat, Flour Treatment Agents (Ascorbic Acid, L-Cysteine)
Additives: E282 Calcium propionate , E300 Ascorbic acid , E415 Xanthan gum , E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E920 L-cysteine
As written on the pack
Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Yeast, Vegetable Oils (Rapeseed, Palm), Wheat Gluten, Salt, Soya Flour, Emulsifiers (Mono - and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids, Stearoyl-2-Lactylates), Stabilisers (Xanthan Gum, Carboxy Methyl Cellulose), Preservative (Calcium Propionate), Palm Fat, Flour Treatment Agents (Ascorbic Acid, L-Cysteine).
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.
- E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
- E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose Carboxymethyl cellulose is a thickener made by chemically modifying cellulose from wood or cotton.
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
- Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
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.
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.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Among 228 wheat breads
From least to most processed, this one ranks 148th. 92% of the wheat breads here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4056489149026, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.