Is it ultra-processed?
Menu

Is Warburtons Soft White Our Dough ultra-processed?

400g Breads Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Warburtons Soft White Our Dough

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:

  • 23 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

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

Wheat Flour (with Calcium, Iron, Niacin (B3), Thiamin (B1)), Water, Yeast, Sourdough (Wheat Flour, Water), Rye Flour, Vegetable Oils (Rapeseed, Sustainable Palm), Wheat Gluten, Salt, Wheat Flour, Soya Hou, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), and ALL GY ADVICE

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid

As written on the pack

69 Wheat Flour [with Calcium, Iron, Niacin (B3) and Thiamin (B1)], Water, Yeast, Sourdough) (Fermented Wheat Flour, Water), Wholegrain Rye Flour, Vegetable Oils (Rapeseed and Sustainable Palm), Wheat Gluten, Salt, Fermented Wheat Flour, Soya Hou, Flour Treatment Agent: Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C). SUITABLE FOR VEGANS AND VEGETARIANS ALL GY 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.
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 996th. 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 5010044010854, last edited 29 September 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.