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Is Trader Joe's European Grains & Seeds Bread Thin Sliced ultra-processed?

16.75 g Baguettes Sold in the United States

Pack of Trader Joe's European Grains & Seeds Bread Thin Sliced

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 21 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed baguettes

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

Water, sourdough (water, rye flour), rye flour, flaxseed, wheat flour, rye flour, sunflower seeds, rye flakes, wheat bran, sugar syrup (and less 2%), salt, wheat flour, dried rye sourdough starter (rye flour, sourdough culture), yeast, potato starch, sunflower oil

As written on the pack

Water, sourdough (water, wholegrain rye flour), rye flour, flaxseed, wheat flour, wholegrain rye flour, sunflower seeds, rye flakes, wheat bran, caramelized sugar syrup (2% or less), salt, fermented wheat flour, dried rye sourdough starter (wholegrain rye flour, sourdough culture), yeast, potato starch, sunflower oil.

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 67 baguettes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 12th. 63% of the baguettes 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 67 baguettes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00787178, last edited 26 March 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.