Bread, Buttermilk

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Stabilizers & Gums (Base Mix (Wheat Flour, Dextrose, Palm Oil, Buttermilk, Salt, Soy Flour, Dough Conditioner [Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate], Guar Gum, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Beta Carotene As Color). Contains 2% Or Less Of Each Of The Following: Distilled Vinegar): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Other Additives (Dough Conditioners (Mono- And Diglycerides, Ascorbic Acid)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Industrial Enzymes (Enzymes): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant 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 Bread, Buttermilk'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.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Yeast, Yeast Nutrient (Ammonium Sulfate).

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Propionate (Mold Inhibitor).

Natural sources but industrial application.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Sulfate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.