Is Tesco Original Bagels 5 Pack ultra-processed?

Bagel breads Sold in the United Kingdom and the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Gluten

21 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed bagel 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 Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Rye Flour, Sugar (processing marker), Yeast, Rapeseed Oil, Maize, Salt (processing marker), Preservative (processing marker) (Calcium Propionate), Wheat Gluten (ultra-processing marker), Malted Barley Flour, Spirit Vinegar, Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic Acid), Allergy Advice For all reals containing gluten see

Additives: E282 Calcium propionate , E300 Ascorbic acid

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin], Water, Rye Flour, Sugar, Yeast, Rapeseed Oil, Maize, Salt, Preservative (Calcium Propionate), Wheat Gluten, Malted Barley Flour, Spirit Vinegar, Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic Acid). Allergy Advice For all reals containing gluten see

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.

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 91 bagel breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 36th. 79% of the bagel 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 91 bagel breads, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000436049135, last edited 3 August 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.