Is Warburtons The Big 21 Seeds & Grains ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- Emulsifier
- Glucose
- Glucose syrup
- Gluten
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
- E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
- 54 ingredients
- 4 additives
- Nutri-Score A
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Wheat Flour, Water, Seeds 18%, Grains Blend 18% (Millet Seed, Malted Wheat Flakes, Oats, Sunflower Seed, Kibbled Toasted Rye, Malted Barley Flour, Brown Linseed, Sesame Seed, Kibbled Einkorn (Wheat), Kibbled Emmer (Wheat), Malted Rye Flakes, Buckwheat, Barley Flakes, Spelt (Wheat), Flakes, White Rice, Maize, White Quinoa, Pumpkin Seed, Red Quinoa, Black Quinoa, Chia Seed, Golden Linseed, Poppy Seed), Wheat Gluten (ultra-processing marker), Yeast, Demerara Sugar (processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Glaze (Water, Pea Protein, Glucose Syrup (ultra-processing marker), Rice Flour), Vegetable Oils (processing marker) (Rapeseed, Sustainable Palm), Soya Flour, Emulsifiers (ultra-processing marker) (e472e (ultra-processing marker)), e471 (ultra-processing marker), Preservative (processing marker) (Calcium Propionate), Caramelised Sugar (processing marker), Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), and)
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
As written on the pack
Wholemeal Wheat Flour, Water, Seeds and Grains Blend (18%) (Millet Seed, Malted Wheat Flakes, Oats, Sunflower Seed, Kibbled Toasted Rye, Malted Barley Flour, Brown Linseed, Sesame Seed, Kibbled Wholemeal Einkorn (Wheat), Kibbled Wholemeal Emmer (Wheat), Malted Rye Flakes, Buckwheat, Barley Flakes, Spelt (Wheat) Flakes, White Rice Flakes, Maize, White Quinoa, Pumpkin Seed, Red Quinoa, Black Quinoa, Chia Seed, Golden Linseed, Poppy Seed), Wheat Gluten, Yeast, Demerara Sugar, Salt, Glaze (Water, Pea Protein, Glucose Syrup, Rice Flour), Vegetable Oils (Rapeseed and Sustainable Palm), Soya Flour, Emulsifiers: E472e, E471; Preservative: Calcium Propionate; Caramelised Sugar, Flour Treatment Agent: Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C). SUITABLE FOR VEGANS AND VEGETARIANS
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.
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
- E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 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.
- Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
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.
- Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
- Glucose syrup Glucose syrup is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
- 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.
Among 102 wholemeal breads
From least to most processed, this one ranks 100th. 85% of the wholemeal breads here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010044009643, 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 A (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.