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Is Trader Joe's Organic 5 Seed Multigrain Bread ultra-processed?

24 oz Breads Sold in the United States

Pack of Trader Joe's Organic 5 Seed Multigrain Bread

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:

  • 23 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed breads

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

wheat flour, water, cracked wheat, whole wheat flour, yeast, flax seeds, sesame seeds, rolled oats, sunflower seeds, sea salt, pumpkin seeds, distilled vinegar, canola oil, vital wheat gluten, corn meal, black sesame, rye flakes, buckwheat flour, enzymes, whole wheat flour, ascorbic acid, millet, poppy seeds

As written on the pack

ORGANIC WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, ORGANIC CRACKED WHEAT, ORGANIC WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, YEAST, ORGANIC FLAX SEEDS, ORGANIC SESAME SEEDS, ORGANIC ROLLED OATS, ORGANIC SUNFLOWER SEEDS, SEA SALT, ORGANIC PUMPKIN SEEDS, ORGANIC DISTILLED VINEGAR, ORGANIC CANOLA OIL, ORGANIC VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, ORGANIC CORN MEAL, ORGANIC BLACK SESAME SEEDS, ORGANIC RYE FLAKES, ORGANIC BUCKWHEAT FLOUR, ENZYMES, ORGANIC WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, ASCORBIC ACID, ORGANIC MILLET, ORGANIC POPPY SEEDS.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 2,388 breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 453rd. 71% of the breads 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 2,388 breads, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00687263, last edited 22 April 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.