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No — Sainsbury’s Wholemeal Loaf 800g is not ultra-processed.
Great choice! Made with simple, familiar baking ingredients.
This wholemeal bread is made from basic ingredients: wholemeal wheat flour, water, yeast, salt, wheat gluten, rapeseed oil, and ascorbic acid. These are conventional baking ingredients or a basic flour treatment agent, without artificial sweeteners, flavourings, emulsifiers, refined industrial syrups, or highly processed oils. It is therefore not ultra-processed under the NOVA classification.
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Not UPF
No — Sainsbury’s Wholemeal Loaf 800g by Sainsbury's is not ultra-processed, so it is not a UPF (ultra-processed food). This wholemeal bread is made from basic ingredients: wholemeal wheat flour, water, yeast, salt, wheat gluten, rapeseed oil, and ascorbic acid. These are conventional baking ingredients or a basic flour treatment agent, without artificial sweeteners, flavourings, emulsifiers, refined industrial syrups, or highly processed oils. It is therefore not ultra-processed under the NOVA classification.
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.