Bobs Red Mill, Hearty Whole Grain Bread Mix
The processing score reflects 24 ingredients, including emulsifiers or gums. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
Nutrition Highlights
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* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Ingredients
22 listed · 5 flagged for reviewWHOLE GRAIN BUCKWHEAT, GARBANZO BEAN FLOUR, POTATO STARCH, CORNSTARCH, SUNFLOWER SEEDS, SESAME SEEDS, WHOLE GRAIN SORGHUM FLOUR, TAPIOCA FLOUR, TURBINADO SUGAR, COCOA POWDER, EVAPORATED CANE JUICE SUGAR, FAVA BEAN FLOUR, DRIED MOLASSES (MOLASSES, MALTODEXTRIN), XANTHAN GUM, CARAWAY SEEDS, ACTIVE DRY YEAST, SEA SALT, WHOLE GRAIN TEFF, POTATO FLOUR, ONION POWDER, GUAR GUM, SOY LECITHIN.
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Why Does This Score Highly Processed?
In our analysis, Bobs Red Mill, Hearty Whole Grain Bread Mix scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Powder): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
Within Bread, this product is more processed than about 15% 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 Bobs Red Mill, Hearty Whole Grain Bread Mix'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.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Turbinado Sugar, Evaporated Cane Juice Sugar, Dried Molasses (Molasses, Maltodextrin).
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator
In this product: Active Dry Yeast.
Industrial fermentation for additive production.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Sea Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
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