Is Simply truth Organic thin sliced 21 grains + seeds bread ultra-processed?

20 oz Multigrain sliced breads Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E322 Lecithins

10 ingredients
2 additives

Less processed multigrain sliced breads

The Big 16 Silver Hills 28 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
Organic Loaf Slices - Hemp Seeds Seedful 15 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
Exceptional Superseeded Sliced Loaf Asda 32 ingredients · 1 additive NOVA group 3
seven seeds and grains sourdough Bertinet Bakery 27 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3

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

Brown Flaxseed, Date, Molasses (processing marker), Boo, Pumpkin Seed, Sunflower Seed, Soy Lecithin (ultra-processing marker), Canola Oil, Yellow Flaxseed, Salt (processing marker)

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin

As written on the pack

Brown Flaxseed, Date, Organic Molasses, Organic Boo, Organic Pumpkin Seed, Organic Sunflower Seed, Organic Soy Lecithin, Organic Canola Oil, Yellow Flaxseed, Salt.

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.

E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.

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.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 59 multigrain sliced breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 33rd. 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 0011110135483, last edited 28 September 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.