Is Village Bakery Fruit Loaf ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- Emulsifier
- Gluten
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
- E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
- 27 ingredients
- 4 additives
- Nutri-Score C
Less processed white breads
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), dried fruit 27% (raisins, sultanas, water, preservative (processing marker) (potassium sorbate (processing marker))), water, mixed peel (296, orange peel, lemon peel), sugar (processing marker), yeast, rapeseed oil, salt (processing marker), emulsifiers (ultra-processing marker) (mono- and diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (ultra-processing marker)), mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (ultra-processing marker), wheat gluten (ultra-processing marker), flour treatment agent (ascorbic add con ingredients in bold)
Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E296 Malic acid , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
As written on the pack
wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), dried fruit (27%) (raisins, sultanas, water, preservative: potassium sorbate), water, fresh mixed peel (296) (orange peel, lemon peel), sugar, yeast, rapeseed oil, salt, emulsifiers: mono-and diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono-and diglycerides of fatty acids, mono-and diglycerides of fatty acids, wheat gluten, flour treatment agent: ascorbic add con ingredients in bold
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.
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
- 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.
- Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
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.
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.
- 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.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Among 367 white breads
From least to most processed, this one ranks 226th. 86% of the white breads here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600227108, last edited 29 July 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.