Is Tesco Finest White Loaf ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 15 ingredients
- 2 additives
- Nutri-Score C
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
wheat flour, wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin, water, yeast, salt (processing marker), wheat bran, wheat flour, emulsifier (ultra-processing marker) (mono- and diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (ultra-processing marker)), flour treatment agent (ascorbic acid)
Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid , E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
As written on the pack
wheat flour [wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), water, yeast, salt, wheat bran, fermented wheat flour, emulsifier (mono-and di-acetyl tartaric acid esters of mono - and di-glycerides of fatty acids), flour treatment agent (ascorbic acid).
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.
- E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
- Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
1 ingredient 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.
Among 2,388 breads
From least to most processed, this one ranks 1294th. 71% of the breads here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5057545918814, last edited 26 February 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 C (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.