Old Fashioned Oat Bread, Old Fashioned

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Other Additives (Dough Conditioners (Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Monoglycerides, Ethoxylated Mono And Diglycerides, Mono And Diglycerides, Ascorbic Acid, Enzymes)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Emulsifiers (Organic Expeller Pressed 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 Old Fashioned Oat Bread, Old Fashioned'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, Honey, Brown Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Yeast.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soybean And/Or Canola Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Preservatives (Calcium Propionate, Propionic Acid, Phosphoric Acid).

Natural sources but industrial application.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Ammonium Sulfate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.