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Is sourdough boule ultra-processed?

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Pack of sourdough boule

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

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

Whole foods combined with:

  • 16 ingredients
  • 1 additive

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Fortified Wheat Flour, Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin (B3), Thiamin (B1), Water, Rye Flour, Wheat Flour, Salt, Malted Barley Flour, Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic Acid), Wheat Flour

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid

As written on the pack

Fortified Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin (B3), Thiamin (B1)), Water, Rye Flour, Fermented Wheat Flour, Salt, Malted Barley Flour, Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic Acid), Wheat Flour

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0206930003504, last edited 25 September 2023), 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.