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Is Simply nature Thin sliced bread ultra-processed?

Multigrain sliced breads Sold in the United States

Pack of Simply nature Thin sliced 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:

  • 32 ingredients
  • No additives

Less processed multigrain 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

whole wheat flour, cracked whole wheat, water, sugar, and seeds blend, flax seeds, rye kernels, sunflower seeds, barley flakes, millet, oats, triticale, spelt flakes, chia seeds, quinoa, amaranth, pumpkin seeds, oat flakes, buckwheat groats, kamut, brown teff seeds, sesame seeds, malted wheat flakes, yellow corn, poppy seeds, sea salt, bulgur wheat, sorghum, wheat starch, wheat gluten, vinegar, quinoa flour

As written on the pack

organic whole wheat flour, organic cracked whole wheat, water, organic sugar, organic whole grains and seeds blend, organic flax seeds, organic whole rye kernels, organic sunflower seeds, organic barley flakes, organic millet, organic steel cut oats, organic triticale flakes, organic whole grain spelt flakes, organic chia seeds, organic quinoa, organic amaranth, organic pumpkin seeds, organic oat flakes, organic buckwheat groats, organic kamut flakes, organic brown teff seeds, organic sesame seeds, organic malted wheat flakes, organic yellow corn flakes, organic poppy seeds, sea salt, organic bulgur wheat, organic sorghum syrup, organic cultured wheat starch, organic wheat gluten, organic vinegar, organic quinoa flour

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.
3 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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 59 multigrain sliced breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 28th. 80% of the multigrain 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 59 multigrain sliced breads, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4099100325508, last edited 18 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.