Is Trader Joe's Multigrain Fiber 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:
- 31 ingredients
- No additives
- Nutri-Score A
Less processed breads
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
water, whole wheat flour, wheat gluten (ultra-processing marker), oat fiber (ultra-processing marker), eight grain, seed blend (red wheat, white wheat, barley, rye, oats, corn, millet, buckwheat, flax seed), wheat, honey (processing marker), brown sugar (processing marker), soybean oil (processing marker), sunflower seeds, rolled oats, whole wheat flour (to preserve), salt (processing marker), yeast, sesame seeds, canola oil, vinegar, enzymes, ascorbic acid (dough conditioner)
As written on the pack
water, whole wheat flour, wheat gluten, oat fiber, eight grain and seed blend (red wheat, white wheat, barley, rye, oats, corn, millet, buckwheat, flax seed), rolled wheat, honey, brown sugar, soybean oil, sunflower seeds, rolled oats, cultured whole wheat flour (to preserve), salt, yeast, sesame seeds, canola oil, vinegar, enzymes, ascorbic acid (dough conditioner).
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.
- 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.
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.
- Honey Honey, used as a sweetener.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Among 2,388 breads
From least to most processed, this one ranks 1216th. 71% of the breads here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00987134, last edited 23 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 A (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.