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Is Village bakery Lightly seeded bread ultra-processed?

Breads Sold in the United Kingdom and Germany

Pack of Village bakery Lightly seeded 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:

  • 32 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

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 (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, mixed seeds 6% (Sunflower Seeds, Brown Linseed, Golden Linseed, Millet, Poppy Seeds), Yeast, Wheat Gluten, Salt, Rapeseed Oil, Malted Barley Flour, Spirit Vinegar, Soya Flour, Preservative (Calcium Propionate), Palm Fat, Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic Acid), see in, See tag, in bold, Do not refreeze once deriusroduct to retain freshness, month, Dewa.cool, dry place away from strong odours and direct WARNING To NUTRITION TYPICAL VALUES Energy Fat

Additives: E282 Calcium propionate , E300 Ascorbic acid

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, MIXED SEEDS (6%) (Sunflower Seeds, Brown Linseed, Golden Linseed, Millet, Poppy Seeds), Yeast, Wheat Gluten, Salt, Rapeseed Oil, Malted Barley Flour, Spirit Vinegar, Soya Flour, Preservative: Calcium Propionate; Palm Fat, Flour Treatment Agent: Ascorbic Acid. ALLERGY ADVICE:For allergens, see in May also contain oats and rye. DIETARY ADVICE: Suitable for vegans. BEST BEFORE: See tag. in bold. Do not refreeze once deriusroduct to retain freshness. month. Dewa.cool, dry place away from strong odours and direct WARNING To NUTRITION TYPICAL VALUES Energy Fat

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 2,388 breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1086th. 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 4088600400273, last edited 26 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.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.