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Is Viand Chicken & Stuffing on Malted Brown Bread ultra-processed?

225g Breads Sold in Ireland

Pack of Viand Chicken & Stuffing on Malted Brown Bread

Yes, it's ultra-processed

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

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 88 ingredients
  • 12 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Bread, WHEAT flour (wheat, calcium carbonate, iron, thiamin, niacin), water, malted WHEAT flakes, malted BARLEY flour, yeast, salt, WHEAT protein, wheat gluten, SOYA flour, dextrose, e472e, e282, vegetable fat (palm), vegetable oil (rapeseed vegetable oil), flour treatment (e300 (vitamin c)), chicken 26% (chicken breast, water, salt, e4511), stuffing 17% (WHEAT flour (wheat, calcium carbonate iron, thiamin, niacin), water, malted WHEAT flakes, malted BARLEY flour, yeast, salt, SOYA flour, WHEAT protein, wheat gluten, dextrose, e472e, e481, e282, e481, vegetable fat (palm), vegetable oil (rapeseed vegetable oil), flour treatment (e300 (vitamin c)), e920), butter (rapeseed oil, palm oil, water, buttermilk, salt, mono- and di glyceride of fatty acids, sodium alginate, potassium sorbate, vitamins, vitamin a, vitamin d, vitamin e, citric acid, flavouring, carotenes), onion sage, thyme, parsley, mayonnaise (rapeseed oil, water, liquid EGG, acetic acid, citric acid, sugar, salt, modified maize starch, spice, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate)

Additives: E160a Carotene , E202 Potassium sorbate , E260 Acetic acid , E282 Calcium propionate , E300 Ascorbic acid , E330 Citric acid , E401 Sodium alginate , E415 Xanthan gum , E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate , E570 Fatty acids , E920 L-cysteine

As written on the pack

Bread (WHEAT flour (WHEAT, calcium carbonate, iron, thiamin, niacin), water, malted WHEAT flakes, malted BARLEY flour, yeast, salt, WHEAT protein, WHEAT GLUTEN, SOYA flour, dextrose, e472e, e282, vegetable fat: palm, vegetable oil: rapeseed, flour treatment: e300 (vitamin c), chicken (26%) (chicken breast, water, salt, e4511), stuffing (17%) (WHEAT flour (WHEAT, calcium carbonate iron, thiamin, niacin), water, malted WHEAT flakes, malted BARLEY flour, yeast, salt, SOYA flour, WHEAT protein, WHEAT GLUTEN, dextrose, e472e e481, e282, e481,vegetable fat: palm, vegetable oil: rapeseed, flour treatment: e300 (vitamin c), e920), butter (rapeseed oil, palm oil, water, reconstituted buttermilk (MILK), salt, mono & di glyceride of fatty acids, sodium alginate, potassium sorbate, vitamin a, d & e, citric acid, flavouring, colour: carotenes), onion sage, thyme, parsley), mayonnaise (rapeseed oil, water, pasteurised liquid EGG, acetic acid, citric acid; sugar, salt, modified maize starch, spice (MUSTARD), xanthan gum, potassium sorbate)

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.

  • E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
  • E401 Sodium alginate A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • 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.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.

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.

  • Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.
10 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.
  • Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Sandwiches Products in the category "Sandwiches" are at least group 3.
  • Bread An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 2,388 breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 2366th. 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 5060277111880, last edited 25 September 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.