Is Tumaro's Multi Grain ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 22 ingredients
- 15 additives
Less processed breads
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Water, Oat Fiber (ultra-processing marker), Wheat Gluten (ultra-processing marker), Whole Wheat Flour, Soy Flour, Canola Oil, Calcium Propionate, mono- and Diglycerides (ultra-processing marker), Baking Powder (Corn Starch (processing marker), Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate (ultra-processing marker), Sodium Bicarbonate, Monocalcium Phosphate), Salt (processing marker), Soy Lecithin (ultra-processing marker), Sesame, Potassium Sorbate (processing marker), Fumaric Acid", Xanthan Gum (ultra-processing marker), Guar Gum (ultra-processing marker), Sodium Metabisulfite, +Preservatives used to maintain freshness
Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E223 Sodium metabisulphite , E282 Calcium propionate , E297 Fumaric acid , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E341 Calcium phosphates , E341i Monocalcium phosphate , E412 Guar gum , E415 Xanthan gum , E450 Diphosphates , E450i Disodium diphosphate , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate
As written on the pack
Water, Oat Fiber, Wheat Gluten, Whole Wheat Flour, Soy Flour, Canola Oil, Calcium Propionate*, Mono & Diglycerides, Baking Powder (Corn Starch, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Monocalcium Phosphate), Salt, Soy Lecithin, Sesame Flour, Potassium Sorbate*, Fumaric Acid", Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum, Sodium Metabisulfite*. +Preservatives used to maintain freshness. Contains: Wheat, soy.
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.
- E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
- E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
- 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.
- 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.
3 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.
- E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
Among 2,388 breads
From least to most processed, this one ranks 2300th. 71% of the breads here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0849455000032, last edited 7 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.
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.