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Is Seattle International Baking Company Classic Sourdough Bread ultra-processed?

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Pack of Seattle International Baking Company Classic 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:

  • 33 ingredients
  • 11 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

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 (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, yeast, vital wheat gluten, sugar, contains 2% and less of the following (salt), vegetable oil (canola, soy), yeast nutrient (ammonium sulphate), dough conditioners (sodium stearoyl lactylate, ascorbic acid, monocalcium phosphate), fumaric acid, sodium diacetate, lactic acid, silicon dioxide, calcium propionate (mold inhibitor), calcium sulfate, enzymes, nonfat dry milk, soy flour

Additives: E262 Sodium acetates , E262ii Sodium diacetate , E270 Lactic acid , E282 Calcium propionate , E297 Fumaric acid , E300 Ascorbic acid , E341 Calcium phosphates , E341i Monocalcium phosphate , E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate , E516 Calcium sulphate , E517 Ammonium sulphate

As written on the pack

Enriched unbleached wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin and folic acid), water, yeast, vital wheat gluten, sugar, contains 2% or less of the following: salt, vegetable oil (canola and/or soy), yeast nutrient (ammonium sulphate), dough conditioners (sodium stearoyl lactylate, ascorbic acid, monocalcium phosphate), fumaric acid, sodium diacetate, lactic acid, silicon dioxide, calcium propionate (mold inhibitor), calcium sulfate, enzymes, nonfat dry milk, soy flour.

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.

  • 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.
4 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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 2,390 breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1175th. 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 2,390 breads, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0072220101492, last edited 15 April 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.