Little Lender's, Plain Bagels
The processing score reflects 29 ingredients, including high-fructose corn syrup, preservatives, enriched flour or grain, plus 1 more we flag. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
Nutrition Highlights
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Ingredients
13 listed · 6 flagged for reviewENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR, ENZYME, ASCORBIC ACID [DOUGH CONDITIONER], NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, YEAST, SALT, SOYBEAN OIL, FORTIFIED WITH (CALCIUM CARBONATE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, FOLIC ACID, NIACIN, CHOLECALCIFEROL [VITAMIN D3], RIBOFLAVIN [VITAMIN B2]), PRESERVATIVES (SORBIC ACID AND CALCIUM PROPIONATE), MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, XANTHAN GUM, DOUGH CONDITIONERS (CALCIUM SULFATE, L-CYSTEINE), ENZYME (WHEAT GLUTEN), YELLOW CORN MEAL.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Little Lender's, Plain Bagels scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (High Fructose Corn Syrup. Contains 2% Or Less Of: Vital Wheat Gluten): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Emulsifiers (Mono And Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Industrial Enzymes (Enzyme (Wheat Gluten)): 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 Little Lender's, Plain Bagels' 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.
Industrial fermentation for additive production.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Soybean Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator
In this product: Preservatives (Sorbic Acid And Calcium Propionate).
Natural sources but industrial application.
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