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Is Walmart French bread ultra-processed?

Breads Sold in the United States

Pack of Walmart French 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:

  • 20 ingredients
  • 2 additives

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

flour (what flour, malted barley flour, niacin, ferroussuate, thiamin mononit rate, ribofla vin, folic id), water, yeast contains 2%, less of 2% (salt), siar, soybean oil, datem, calcium sulfate, ascor agid, ammonium sulfate, enz ymes, vital wheatluten

Additives: E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E517 Ammonium sulphate

As written on the pack

enriched flour (what flour, malted barley flour, niacin, ferroussuate, thiamin mononit rate, ribofla vin, folic id), water, yeast contains 2% or less of: salt, siar, soybean oil, datem, calcium sulfate, ascor agid, ammonium sulfate, enz ymes, vital wheatluten, contains wheat and soy,

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.

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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 2,388 breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1062nd. 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 0200989601001, last edited 26 February 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.