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Is Rudolph's Multi-Grain Sourdough Bread ultra-processed?

1.2 kg Breads Sold in Canada

Pack of Rudolph's Multi-Grain Sourdough 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:

  • 19 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score B

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

wheat flour, water, whole wheat flour, sour (water, DARK RYE FLOUR and BACTERIAL CULTURE), cracked whole wheat, RYE, coarse whole rye grain, flax seed, sunflower seed, whole rolled oats, sesame seed, yeast, salt, whey powder, calcium propionate, rolled in flax sunflower, sesame seeds

Additives: E282 Calcium propionate

As written on the pack

UNBLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, SOUR (WATER, DARK RYE FLOUR AND BACTERIAL CULTURE), CRACKED WHOLE WHEAT, WHOLE RYE SEED, COARSE WHOLE RYE GRAIN, FLAX SEED, SUNFLOWER SEED, WHOLE ROLLED OATS, SESAME SEED, YEAST, SALT, WHEY POWDER (MILK), CALCIUM PROPIONATE. ROLLED IN FLAX SUNFLOWER AND SESAME SEEDS.

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.

  • 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.
1 ingredient 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 2,388 breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 965th. 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 0057894039173, last edited 18 May 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.