Is Tip Top The One whole meal bread 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
- Vegetable fiber
- E412 Guar gum
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
- E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
- E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate
- 34 ingredients
- 4 additives
- Nutri-Score A
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Wholemeal Wheat Flour 55%, Water, Wheat Gluten (ultra-processing marker), Baker's Yeast, Wheat Fibre (ultra-processing marker), Vinegar, Canola Oil, lodised Salt, Soy Flour, Wheat Flour, Vegetable Emulsifiers (472e, 481, 471), Vegetable Gum (412), Minerals (Iron, Zinc), vitamins, Vitamin E, Niacin, Thiamin, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, Processing Aid (Wheat), edn, May be present (Other Cereals, Barley), Oats, Rye, Sesame
Additives: E412 Guar gum , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate
As written on the pack
Whole Grain Wholemeal Wheat Flour (55%), Water, Wheat Gluten, Baker's Yeast, Wheat Fibre, Vinegar, Canola Oil, lodised Salt, Soy Flour, Unbleached Wheat Flour, Vegetable Emulsifiers (472e, 481, 471), Vegetable Gum (412), Minerals (Iron, Zinc), Vitamins (Vitamin E, Niacin, Thiamin, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid), Processing Aid (Wheat) edn Contains: Wheat, Gluten, Soy. May be present: Other Cereals (Barley, Oats, Rye), 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.
- E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
- 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.
- 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.
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.
- Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
Among 102 wholemeal breads
From least to most processed, this one ranks 98th. 85% of the wholemeal breads here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9339423005035, last edited 14 May 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 A (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.