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Is Waitrose Strong white bread flour ultra-processed?

1.5 kg Wheat bread flour Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Waitrose Strong white bread flour

No, it's unprocessed or minimally processed

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

None of its ingredients counts as a sign of processing in NOVA.

  • 7 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Ingredients

fortified wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), non

As written on the pack

Organic FORTIFIED WHEAT FLOUR (wheat flour, calcium carbonate*, iron*, niacin*, thiamin*) * Approved non-organic ingredients

Among 8 wheat bread flour

From least to most processed, this one ranks 2nd. 38% of the wheat bread flour 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 8 wheat bread flour, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000169534557, last edited 12 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.