Is Tesco Large White Baps ultra-processed?

Bread rolls Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate

21 ingredients
4 additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed bread rolls

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

wheet flour wheat flour, calclum carbonate, iron, niacin, thiemin, water, yeast, rapeseed oil, sugar (processing marker), salt (processing marker), emulsiflers mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate (ultra-processing marker), preservative (processing marker) (calclum propionate), flour treatment agent (ascorbic acid), st alir su allergy advice for allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients de in bold, also, po us se vsultable for

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate , E502 Carbonates

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids.

As written on the pack

wheet flour wheat flour, calclum carbonate, iron, niacin, thiemin), water, yeast, rapeseed oil, sugar, salt, emulsiflers mono-and di-glycerides of fatty acids, sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate), preservative (calclum propionate), flour treatment agent (ascorbic acid). st alir su allergy advice for allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients de in bold. also, may contain sesame seeds, soya and milk. po us se vsultable for vegetarians

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.

E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 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.

3 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.

Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 63 bread rolls

From least to most processed, this one ranks 26th. 79% of the bread rolls 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 63 bread rolls, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5059512729744, last edited 18 April 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.