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Is Tesco Finest Halkidiki & Kalamata Olive Batard ultra-processed?

400g Bread white from wheat flour of the highest grade GOST 26987-86 Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Tesco Finest Halkidiki & Kalamata Olive Batard

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:

  • 24 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed bread white from wheat flour of the highest grade GOST 26987-86

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 Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Green Halkidiki Olives 11%, Black Kalamata Olives 6%, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Yeast, Rye Flour, Wheat Fibre, Salt, Wheat Gluten, Red Wine Vinegar, Malted Wheat Flour, Semolina (Wheat), Acidity Regulators (Lactic Acid, Citric Acid), Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic Acid)

Additives: E270 Lactic acid , E300 Ascorbic acid , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin], Water, Green Halkidiki Olives (11%), Black Kalamata Olives (6%), Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Yeast, Fermented Rye Flour, Wheat Fibre, Salt, Wheat Gluten, Red Wine Vinegar, Malted Wheat Flour, Semolina (Wheat), Acidity Regulators (Lactic Acid, Citric Acid), Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic Acid).

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.
  • Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
2 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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 22 bread white from wheat flour of the highest grade GOST 26987-86

From least to most processed, this one ranks 12th. 68% of the bread white from wheat flour of the highest grade GOST 26987-86 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 22 bread white from wheat flour of the highest grade GOST 26987-86, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5059697775109, last edited 27 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.