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Is Simply M&S baguette bread ultra-processed?

310g Baguettes Sold in the United Kingdom and the United States

Pack of Simply M&S baguette bread

No, it's unprocessed or minimally processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

None of its ingredients counts as a sign of processing in NOVA.

  • 13 ingredients
  • 1 additive

Ingredients

Wheatflour, Water Salt Wheat Gluten Yeast (Yeast, Vitamin D), Malted Wheatflour (contains allergy Gluten, with Wheatflour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic acid)

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid

As written on the pack

Wheatflour (contains Gluten) Water Salt Wheat Gluten Yeast (Yeast, Vitamin D) Malted Wheatflour (contains allergy Gluten) Wheatflour contains Gluten (with Wheatflour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin). Flour Treatment Agent: Ascorbic acid.

Among 67 baguettes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 2nd. 63% of the baguettes 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 67 baguettes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00192781, last edited 26 February 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.