Harvest, Sandwich Bread

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (High Fructose Corn Syrup Or Sugar, Corn Syrup Solids): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Other Additives (Potato Flakes (Potato Flakes, Mono And Diglycerides, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Citric Acid), Dough Conditioners (Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters Of Mono And Diglycerides, Ascorbic Acid, Enzymes, Azodicarbonamide, L-Cysteine)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Emulsifiers (Mono And Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Guar Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in 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 Harvest, Sandwich 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.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Oil Shortening (Partially Hydrogenated Soybean And Cottonseed Oils), Soybean Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Yeast.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Propionate.

Natural sources but industrial application.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Dextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.