Pan Integral Wheat Bread

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Modified Fats (Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
• Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin, Datem): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Other Additives (Monoglycerides): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Industrial Enzymes (Enzymes): 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 Pan Integral Wheat 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.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Enriched Bleached Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid].

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Yeast.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Iodized Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Sulfate, Calcium Carbonate, Ammonium Chloride, Monocalcium Phosphate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Propionate.

Natural sources but industrial application.