Is Wonder Whole Wheat Bread ultra-processed?

570 g Wheat breads Sold in Canada

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Gluten
E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate

17 ingredients
4 additives
Nutri-Score B

Less processed wheat 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 (whole wheat flour, wheat germ, wheat bran), Water, Sugar (processing marker), Wheat gluten (ultra-processing marker), Yeast, Vegetable oil (processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Calcium propionate, Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate (ultra-processing marker), Sorbic acid, Vegetable monoglycerides, Ascorbic acid, Enzymes, diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides

Additives: E200 Sorbic acid , E282 Calcium propionate , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids.

As written on the pack

Whole grain wheat flour (whole wheat flour, wheat germ and/or wheat bran), Water, Sugar, Wheat gluten, Yeast, Vegetable oil, Salt, Calcium propionate, Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate, Sorbic acid, Vegetable monoglycerides, Ascorbic acid, Enzymes, diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono - and di-glycerides

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.
E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 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.

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 228 wheat breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 72nd. 92% of the wheat 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 228 wheat breads, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0064947130978, last edited 25 April 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 B (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.