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Is Warburtons Thick Sliced White Bread ultra-processed?

400 g White breads Sold in the United Kingdom and the United States

Pack of Warburtons Thick Sliced White Bread

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 22 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed white 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, Liquid Concentrated Sponge Extract (Water, Wheat Flour, Yeast), Vegetable Oil (Rapeseed, Sustainable Palm), Salt, Wheat Flour, Soya Flour, Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C))

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour [with Calcium, Iron, Niacin (B3) and Thiamin (B1)], Water, Yeast, Liquid Concentrated Sponge Extract (Water, Wheat Flour, Yeast), Vegetable Oil (Rapeseed, Sustainable Palm), Salt, Fermented Wheat Flour, Soya Flour, Flour Treatment Agent: Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C).

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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 367 white breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 41st. 86% of the white 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 367 white breads, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010044006529, last edited 20 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.