Is Tesco Finest Seeded Sourdough ultra-processed?

800 Breads Sold in the United Kingdom

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt

24 ingredients
No additives

Less processed breads

Crafted Signature Sourdough Bread Marks & Spencer 7 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
Slow Fermented White Sourdough Toastie Loaf Co-op Irresistible 9 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
Rye sourdough flatbread - M&S Food Marks & Spencer 7 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
Spelt Sourdough Bread Waitrose 8 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1

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 Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin, Water, Mixed Seeds 6% (Pumpkin Seeds, Red Quinoa, Sunflower Seeds, Chia Seeds, Brown Linseeds, Golden Linseeds), Rye Sourdoug, Sea Salt (processing marker), Barley Malt Extract, Rye Flour, Stoneground Wheat Flour, Lentils, Rye Malt, Rye Malt Flour, Salt (processing marker), Taploca Starch, Chickpeas, Durum Wheat Semolina

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin, Water, Mixed Seeds (6%) [Pumpkin Seeds. Red Quinoa. Sunflower Seeds, Chia Seeds, Brown Linseeds. Golden Linseeds], Rye Sourdoug], Sea Salt, Barley Malt Extract. Rye Flour, Stoneground Wholemeal Wheat Flour, Lentils, Puffed Rye Malt, Rye Malt Flour, Salt, Taploca Starch, Toasted Chickpeas, Durum Wheat Semolina

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

Among 2,388 breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 456th. 71% of the 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 2,388 breads, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0287042003750, last edited 21 April 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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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.