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Yes — Best of both wholemeal bread is ultra-processed.
The product is classified as ultra-processed because it contains several industrial ingredients/additives beyond basic culinary components, specifically: fractionated palm oil (a highly processed refined oil), palm oil, and isolated chicory fibre. These are extracted and processed ingredients characteristic of NOVA ultra-processed foods, even though the base of the product is bread made from wheat flour, water, yeast, and salt.
Other breads & wraps Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
White sourdough
Asda
Not UPF
Sunflower and spelt loaf
M&S
Not UPF
White Sourdough Bloomer
Sainsburys
Not UPF
Kalamata Olive Bloomer
Sainsbury's Taste the Difference
Not UPF
Multiseed loaf
Sainsbury
Not UPF
Seeded multigrain bloomer
Not UPF
Ultimate Crumpets
M&S
Not UPF
6 Seed & Cereal Original Pitta
The Food Doctor
Not UPF
Plain Breadsticks
ASDA
Not UPF
White Ciabattin
Jason's Sourdough
Not UPF
Yes — Best of both wholemeal bread by M&S is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The product is classified as ultra-processed because it contains several industrial ingredients/additives beyond basic culinary components, specifically: fractionated palm oil (a highly processed refined oil), palm oil, and isolated chicory fibre. These are extracted and processed ingredients characteristic of NOVA ultra-processed foods, even though the base of the product is bread made from wheat flour, water, yeast, and salt.
Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are industrial formulations made with ingredients and additives you wouldn't find in a home kitchen — such as emulsifiers, artificial flavourings, colourings and modified starches. The classification is based on the NOVA system used by researchers and dietitians worldwide.
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Product information comes from public databases and Nomi's own analysis, and may contain errors. Always check the packaging. Ultra-processed classification is based on the NOVA food processing system.