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Is Simply Nature ultra-processed?

16 oz Wheat breads Sold in the United States

Pack of Simply Nature

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:

  • 18 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed wheat 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

sprouted wheat berries, water, honey, wheat gluten, sprouted millet, RYE, yeast, oats, sprouted barley, corn grits, brown rice, whole wheat flour, molasses, wheat starch, ORG, anic wheat flour (for freshness), sea salt

As written on the pack

ORGANIC SPROUTED WHEAT BERRIES, WATER, ORGANIC HONEY, ORGANIC WHEAT GLUTEN, ORGANIC SPROUTED MILLET, ORGANIC SPROUTED RYE, YEAST, ORGANIC OATS, ORGANIC SPROUTED BARLEY, ORGANIC SPROUTED CORN GRITS, ORGANIC BROWN RICE, ORGANIC SPROUTED WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, ORGANIC MOLASSES, ORGANIC CULTURED WHEAT STARCH AND ORG,ANIC WHEAT FLOUR (FOR FRESHNESS), SEA SALT.

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.

  • Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.
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.

  • Honey Honey, used as a sweetener.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 228 wheat breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 24th. 92% of the wheat 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 228 wheat breads, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4099100008661, last edited 22 March 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.