Fresh!, Wheat Sandwich Bread, Wheat
The processing score reflects 37 ingredients, including enriched flour or grain and emulsifiers or gums. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
Nutrition Highlights
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Ingredients
30 listed · 4 flagged for reviewWATER, UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), FIBER (MAY CONTAIN SOY, OAT, COTTONSEED, AND/OR CELLULOSE), WHEAT GLUTEN, SUGAR, WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, WHEAT BRAN, YEAST, SUGAR CANE SYRUP, SALT, DOUGH CONDITIONERS (CONTAINS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, CALCIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, MONOGLYCERIDES, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, DISTILLED MONOGLYCERIDES, CALCIUM PEROXIDE, CALCIUM IODATE, DATEM, ETHOXYLATED MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, AZODICARBONAMIDE, ENZYMES, ASCORBIC ACID), CULTURED WHEAT FLOUR, VINEGAR, PSYLLIUM, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, MOLASSES, CITRIC ACID, AMMONIUM SULFATE, GUAR GUM, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM CITRATE, SOY LECITHIN, CALCIUM SULFATE, NIACIN, IRON (FERROUS SULFATE), THIAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID, SOY FLOUR, NATAMYCIN (TO RETARD SPOILAGE).
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Fresh!, Wheat Sandwich Bread, Wheat scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Chemical Preservatives (Natamycin (To Retard Spoilage)): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Other Additives (Dough Conditioners (Contains One Or More Of The Following: Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Calcium Stearoyl Lactylate, Monoglycerides, Mono- And Diglycerides, Distilled Monoglycerides, Calcium Peroxide, Calcium Iodate, Datem, Ethoxylated Mono- And Diglycerides, Azodicarbonamide, Enzymes, Ascorbic Acid)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Guar Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin): 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 Fresh!, Wheat Sandwich Bread, Wheat'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: Sugar, Sugar Cane Syrup, Molasses.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator
In this product: Yeast.
Industrial fermentation for additive production.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Citric Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Ammonium Sulfate, Monocalcium Phosphate, Sodium Citrate, Calcium Sulfate, and 1 more.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator
In this product: Niacin, Thiamine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Folic Acid.
Fortification often compensates for processing losses.
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