Bread Bowls

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Bread Bowls scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Stabilizers & Gums (Cellulose Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Emulsifiers (Distilled Mono & Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

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 Bread Bowls' ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Margarine (Canola Oil, Water, Modified Palm And Palm Kernel Oils, Salt, Whey Powder, Vegetable Monoglycerides, Soya Lecithin, Sodium Benzoate, Artificial Flavour, Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin D3).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Dough Conditioner (Dextrose, Wheat Flour, Sodium Stearoyl-2-Lactylate, Vegetable Oil [Canola And/Or Soya], Ascorbic Acid, Amylase, L-Cysteine, Hydrochloride), Dextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Yeast.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Propionate.

Natural sources but industrial application.