Is Warburton White cob with sourdough ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 25 ingredients
- 4 additives
- Nutri-Score B
Less processed gluten-free breads
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Water, Tapioca Starch (processing marker), Potato Starch (processing marker), Maize Starch (processing marker), Yeast, Rapeseed Oil, Egg White Powder, Stabiliser (e464 (ultra-processing marker)), Vegetable Fibre (ultra-processing marker) (Psyllium), Sugar (processing marker), Sourdough Powder (from rice), Fruit Extract (Carob, Apple), Salt (processing marker), Humectant (ultra-processing marker) (Vegetable Glycerine (ultra-processing marker)), Preservatives (processing marker) (Calcium Propionate), Potassium Sorbate (processing marker) (Rice Flour), Natural Flavouring (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E282 Calcium propionate , E422 Glycerol , E464 Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose
As written on the pack
Water, Tapioca Starch, Potato Starch, Maize Starch, Yeast. Rapeseed Oil, Egg White Powder, Stabiliser: E464; Vegetable Fibre (Psyllium), Sugar, Gluten Free Sourdough Powder (from rice) (2%), Fruit Extract (Carob and Apple), Salt, Humectant: Vegetable Glycerine; Preservatives: Calcium Propionate, Potassium Sorbate: Rice Flour, Natural Flavouring.
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.
- E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
- E464 Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 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.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
- Humectant Humectants are substances which prevent foods from drying out by counteracting the effect of an atmosphere having a low degree of humidity, or promote the dissolution of a powder in an aqueous medium.
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.
- Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
5 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.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Among 55 gluten-free breads
From least to most processed, this one ranks 29th. 95% of the gluten-free breads here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010044007847, 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.
- 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.