Is Tesco White crusty bloomer 600g ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 17 ingredients
- 1 additive
Less processed white breads
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Wheat Flour, Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin, Water, Wheat Flour, Salt (processing marker), Yeast, Durum Wheat Flour, Wheat Gluten (ultra-processing marker), Maize, Semolina (Wheat), Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic Acid)
Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid
As written on the pack
Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Fermented Wheat Flour, Salt, Yeast, Fermented Durum Wheat Flour, Wheat Gluten, Maize, Semolina (Wheat), 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.
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 367 white breads
From least to most processed, this one ranks 75th. 86% of the white breads here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0283029002259, last edited 2 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.
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.