Is Sainsbury's Both In One Bread ultra-processed?

Breads Sold in the United Kingdom

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:

  • 20 ingredients
  • 3 additives

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

Fortified wheat flour, Calcium carbonate, Wheat flour, Thiamin, Niacin, Iron, wheat flour, Water, Yeast, Salt (processing marker), Soya flour, Rapeseed oil, Spirit vinegar, Emulsifier (ultra-processing marker), mono- and diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (ultra-processing marker), Preservative (processing marker), Calcium propionate, Palm oil, Flour treatment agent, Ascorbic acid

Additives: E282 Calcium propionate , E300 Ascorbic acid , E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

As written on the pack

Fortified wheat flour, Calcium carbonate, Wheat flour, Thiamin, Niacin, Iron, Wholemeal wheat flour, Water, Yeast, Salt, Soya flour, Rapeseed oil, Spirit vinegar, Emulsifier, Mono - and diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids, Preservative, Calcium propionate, Palm oil, Flour treatment agent, Ascorbic acid

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.

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.

  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 2,388 breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1373rd. 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 00489874, last edited 5 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • 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.