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Is Warburtons Multi seeds ultra-processed?

Sliced breads Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Warburtons Multi seeds

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:

  • 33 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed sliced 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, Water, Seed Mix 13% (Sunflower Seed, Golden Linseed, Millet Seed, Poppy Seed), Sourdough 13% (Water, Wheat Flour, Wheat, Rye Flour, Salt, Yeast), Malted Wheat Flakes, Wheat Flour, Wheat Gluten, Oats, Demerara Sugar, Salt, Yeast, Vegetable Oils (Rapeseed, Sustainable Palm), Caramelised Sugar, Wheat Flour (with Calcium, Iron, Niacin (B3), Thiamin (B1)), and ALLERGY ADVICE

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour*, Water, Seed Mix (13%) (Sunflower Seed, Golden Linseed, Millet Seed, Poppy Seed), Sourdough (13%) (Water, Wheat Flour*, Fermented Wheat and Rye Flour, Salt, Yeast), Malted Wheat Flakes, Wholemeal Wheat Flour, Wheat Gluten, Oats, Demerara Sugar, Salt, Yeast, Vegetable Oils (Rapeseed and Sustainable Palm), Caramelised Sugar. *Wheat Flour [with Calcium, Iron, Niacin (B3) and Thiamin (B1)] SUITABLE FOR VEGANS AND VEGETARIANS ALLERGY ADVICE

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.
3 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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 389 sliced breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 100th. 87% of the sliced 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 389 sliced breads, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010044008349, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.