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Is Warburtons Sliced Wholemeal Rolls ultra-processed?

Wholemeal sliced breads Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Warburtons Sliced Wholemeal Rolls

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:

  • 21 ingredients
  • 6 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed wholemeal 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, Yeast, Vegetable Oils (Sunflower Vegetable Oils, Rapeseed Vegetable Oils), and Sustainable Palm in varying proportions, Sugar, Salt, Wheat Gluten, Emulsifiers (e472e), e471, e481, Soya Flour, Preservative (Calcium Propionate), Flour Treatment Agents (Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C)), e920

Additives: E282 Calcium propionate , E300 Ascorbic acid , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate , E920 L-cysteine

As written on the pack

Wholemeal Wheat Flour, Water, Yeast, Vegetable Oils (Sunflower, Rapeseed and Sustainable Palm in varying proportions), Sugar, Salt, Wheat Gluten, Emulsifiers: E472e, E471, E481; Soya Flour, Preservative: Calcium Propionate; Flour Treatment Agents: Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), E920 (Vegetarian).

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.

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.
4 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.
  • 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 38 wholemeal sliced breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 38th. 89% of the wholemeal 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 38 wholemeal sliced breads, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010044002958, last edited 12 May 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.