Cobblestone Bread Co, Artisan Long Loaf Sourdough Bread

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Cobblestone Bread Co, Artisan Long Loaf Sourdough Bread scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Industrial Enzymes (Enzymes): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
• Other Additives (Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

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 Cobblestone Bread Co, Artisan Long Loaf Sourdough Bread'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.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Sulfats.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Propionate.

Natural sources but industrial application.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Yeast.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters Of Mono-Diglycerides (Datem).

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Ascorbic Acid.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Oil (Soybean Oil/Canola)And Azodicarbonamide.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.