Giant, Whole Grain White Bread
The processing score reflects 21 ingredients, including preservatives, enriched flour or grain and 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
15 listed · 3 flagged for reviewENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, REDUCED IRON, NIACIN, THIAMIN MONONITRATE [VITAMIN B1], RIBOFLAMIN [VITAMIN B2], FOLIC ACID), WATER, WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR YEAST, SOYBEAN OIL, WHEAT GLUTEN, CALCIUM SULFATE, SALT, CALCIUM PROPIONATE (PRESERVATIVE)MONOGLYCERIDES, ETHOXYLATED MONO- AND DICLYCERIDES, CELLULOSE GUM, CORNSTARCH, DILCIUM PHOSPHATE, SOY LECITHIN, POTASSIUM ICOATE VITAMIN D3.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Giant, Whole Grain White Bread 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 (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 Giant, Whole Grain White 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.
- Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar Yeast.
Industrial fermentation for additive production.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Soybean Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Calcium Sulfate, Dilcium Phosphate.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator
In this product: Calcium Propionate (Preservative)Monoglycerides.
Natural sources but industrial application.
- Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator
In this product: Potassium Icoate Vitamin D3.
Fortification often compensates for processing losses.
This product is part of our wider analysis. It features in our Whole Wheat Bread vs White Bread and Sourdough vs White Bread comparisons.
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