Is Rudolph's Rye Sourdough Bread ultra-processed?

Sliced breads Sold in Canada

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Whey

31 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score C

Less processed sliced 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, sour (mater, dark rye flour, bacterial culture), rye flour, yeast, vegetable oil (processing marker) (canola), salt (processing marker), whey powder (ultra-processing marker), calcium propionate, ingrédients (farine de blé non blanchie), EAU, levain (EAU, farine de seigle foncé et culture bactérienne), farine de seigle, levure, huile végétale (canola), SEL, lactoserum en poudre (lait), propionate de calcium, contient (blé et du lait peut contenir), graines de sésame, N Made in Canada from Domestic and Imported Ingredients pada avec des matériaux Locals et importés Fabria

Additives: E282 Calcium propionate

As written on the pack

UNBLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, SOUR (MATER, DARK RYE FLOUR AND BACTERIAL CULTURE), RYE FLOUR, YEAST, VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA), SALT, WHEY POWDER (MILK), CALCIUM PROPIONATE. CONTAINS: WHEAT, MILK MAY CONTAIN: SESAME SEED INGRÉDIENTS: FARINE DE BLÉ NON BLANCHIE, EAU, LEVAIN (EAU, FARINE DE SEIGLE FONCÉ ET CULTURE BACTÉRIENNE), FARINE DE SEIGLE, LEVURE, HUILE VÉGÉTALE (CANOLA), SEL, LACTOSERUM EN POUDRE (LAIT), PROPIONATE DE CALCIUM. CONTIENT: BLÉ ET DU LAIT PEUT CONTENIR: GRAINES DE SÉSAME. N Made in Canada from Domestic and Imported Ingredients pada avec des matériaux Locals et importés Fabria

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.

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 389 sliced breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 137th. 87% of the sliced 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 389 sliced breads, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0057894009121, last edited 11 September 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.