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Is Tesco finest Green Olive and Rosemary Sourdough ultra-processed?

400g Sourdough breads Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Tesco finest Green Olive and Rosemary Sourdough

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:

  • 30 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed sourdough 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

Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium, Folic Acid, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Green Olives 10% (Green Olives, Water, Salt, Lactic Acid), Olive Tapenade 2.5%, Black Oil (Olive Oil, Olive Oil), Tomato, Capers, Lemon Juice, Garlic, Salt, Cornflour, Thyme, Sunflower Oil, Oreganol, Wheat Flour, Salt, Rosemary, Malted Barley Flour

Additives: E270 Lactic acid

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Calcium, Folic Acid, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin], Water, Green Olives (10%) [Green Olives, Water, Salt, Acidity Regulator (Lactic Acid)], Olive Tapenade (2.5%) [Black Olive, Olive Oil, Tomato, Capers, Lemon Juice, Garlic, Salt, Cornflour, Thyme, Sunflower Oil, Oreganol, Fermented Wheat Flour, Salt, Rosemary, Malted Barley 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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 44 sourdough breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 22nd. 50% of the sourdough 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 44 sourdough breads, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5059697261985, last edited 4 October 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.