Is Thomas' mini bagels everything ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- Gluten
- Maltodextrin
- E322 Lecithins
- E412 Guar gum
- E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
- 25 ingredients
- 8 additives
- Nutri-Score C
Less processed bagel breads
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
enriched wheat flour, water, sugar (processing marker), cornmeal, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, yeast, wheat gluten (ultra-processing marker), onion, salt (processing marker), calcium propionate, sorbic acid, black chia seeds, black sesame, garlic, mono- and DIGLYCERIDES (ultra-processing marker), guar gum (ultra-processing marker), citric acid, maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), vegetable oil (processing marker) (soybean), cellulose gum (ultra-processing marker), soy lecithin (ultra-processing marker), cornstarch (processing marker), algin
Additives: E200 Sorbic acid , E282 Calcium propionate , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E330 Citric acid , E412 Guar gum , E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
As written on the pack
ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, SUGAR, CORNMEAL, SESAME SEEDS, SUNFLOWER SEEDS, YEAST, WHEAT GLUTEN, ONION, SALT, CALCIUM PROPIONATE, SORBIC ACID, BLACK CHIA SEEDS, BLACK SESAME SEEDS, GARLIC, MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES, GUAR GUM, CITRIC ACID, MALTODEXTRIN, VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN), CELLULOSE GUM, SOY LECITHIN, CORNSTARCH, ALGIN. Contains wheat, soy, sesame.
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.
- E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
- E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
- E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose Carboxymethyl cellulose is a thickener made by chemically modifying cellulose from wood or cotton.
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
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.
- Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
4 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.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Among 91 bagel breads
From least to most processed, this one ranks 77th. 79% of the bagel breads here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0048121900786, last edited 21 June 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.