8 Pre-Sliced Slim Buns, Eight Grain
The processing score reflects 39 ingredients, including artificial colors, preservatives, modified ingredients, plus 2 more we flag. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
Nutrition Highlights
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Ingredients
32 listed · 6 flagged for reviewWHOLE GRAIN WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, ENRICHED UNBLEACHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR. REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), NIACIN (VITAMIN B3), FOLIC ACID, RICE FLOUR, OAT FIBER, WHEAT DEXTRIN, WHOLE GRAIN ROLLED OATS, WHOLE GRAIN RYE MEAL, YEAST, MODIFIED WHEAT STARCH, SUGAR, HONEY, WHEAT GLUTEN, SOYBEAN OIL, WHEAT PROTEIN ISOLATE, SALT, WHEAT BRAN, BARLEY FLAKES, CITRUS FIBER. MONOGLYCERIDES, WHOLE GRAIN MILLET, CORN MEAL, WHOLE GRAIN TRITICALE, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, VINEGAR, CELLULOSE GUM, CALCIUM PROPIONATE AND POTASSIUM SORBATE, CALCIUM SULFATE, MELTODEXTRIN, LACTIC ACID, CITRIC ACID, CARRAGEENAN, ASCORBIC ACID; TOPPED WITH OAT BRAN.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, 8 Pre-Sliced Slim Buns, Eight Grain scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Modified Starches (Modified Wheat Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Chemical Preservatives (Calcium Propionate And Potassium Sorbate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Meltodextrin): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Processed Dairy Ingredients (Wheat Protein Isolate): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
- Other Additives (Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
Within Bread, this product is more processed than about 48% of the 11,494 products we've analyzed.
Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.
What These Ingredients Tell Us
We group 8 Pre-Sliced Slim Buns, Eight Grain's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.
- Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker
In this product: Cellulose Gum, Carrageenan.
Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator
In this product: Enriched Unbleached Flour Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour. Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate Vitamin B1 , Riboflavin Vitamin B2 , Niacin Vitamin B3 , Folic Acid, Ascorbic Acid; Topped With Oat Bran.
Fortification often compensates for processing losses.
- Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator
In this product: Yeast.
Industrial fermentation for additive production.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Honey.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Soybean Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Calcium Sulfate.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Lactic Acid, Citric Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
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