Is it ultra-processed?
Menu

Is Village BAkery Both in one Bloomer ultra-processed?

Sliced breads Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Village BAkery Both in one Bloomer

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:

  • 19 ingredients
  • 2 additives

Less processed sliced 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 32% (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Wheat Flour 32%, Water, Wheat Bran, Rye Flour, Yeast, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Wheat Gluten, Preservative (Calcium Propionate), Wheat Semolina, Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic Acid)

Additives: E282 Calcium propionate , E300 Ascorbic acid

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour (32%) (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Wholemeal Wheat Flour (32%), Water, Wheat Bran, Rye Flour, Yeast, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Wheat Gluten, Preservative: Calcium Propionate; Wheat Semolina, Flour Treatment Agent: Ascorbic Acid.

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.
2 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.

  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 389 sliced breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 143rd. 87% of the sliced 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 389 sliced breads, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600557588, last edited 27 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.