List of UK supermarket breads with no additives

Most breads are ultra-processed

Among the 600 UK supermarket breads in The Food App's database, over 70% of them can be considered ultra-processed by the NOVA classification.

The NOVA classification does allow for some additives like ascorbic acid, without putting them in the ultra-processed category. But we widened it further for this list, to breads containing any kind of additive or treatment agent. This makes it out to around 87% of all supermarket breads.

Less then 13% Real Bread

The remaining 13% of supermarket breads are what the Real Bread Campaign calls Read Bread: «Real Bread is made without chemical raising agents, so-called processing aids or any other additives».

However, this 13% figure should be considered an upper estimate. We only looked at the ingredients declared on the product label for this list. The Real Bread Campaign’s definition also excludes so-called processing aids, which may not always be listed as ingredients. Therefore, some breads that appear additive-free on the label may still not meet the Real Bread definition.

We did exclude breads with «fermented wheat flour», as the Real Bread Campaign points out may contain propionic acid (E280 as a preservation additive).

Still, while approximately 13% of supermarket breads in our database have no listed additives, the actual share of UK supermarket breads that fully qualify as Real Bread may be lower.

List of breads with no listed additives

No.	Image	Name
1		Seeded Sourdough 500g Specially Selected
2		Celtic Bakers Organic White Sourdough Bread 500g
3		M&S San Francisco Style Sourdough
4		No.1 White Sourdough Bread
5		M&S Collection Crafted Seeded Sourdough
6		Wildfarmed Sourdough
7		Bertinet Bakery Seeded Sourdough Bread
8		M&S Only 4 Ingredients Wholegrain Sliced Rye Bread
9		M&S Collection Crafted Signature Sourdough Loaf
10		M&S Robust Rye
11		Bertinet Bakery Seven Seeds & Grains Sourdough Bread
12		Sainsbury's 400g San Francisco Style Sourdough Bread, Taste the Difference
13		Rowan Hill Bakery Wholegrain Rye Bread 500g
14		M&S Collection Crafted White Sourdough
15		M&S Nutrient Dense Super Seeded Oaty Sliced Bread
16		Schneiderbrot Whole Grain Vollkornbrot Rye Bread 500g
17		Celtic Bakers Organic Multiseed Sourdough Bread 500g
18		Biona Organic Rye Bread Chia & Flax 500g
19		Sainsbury's 400g Seeded Sourdough Bloomer Bread, Taste the Difference
20		No.1 Spelt Sourdough Bread
21		Duchy Organic Seeded Sourdough
22		Scheider Bro Organic Rye Bread with Sunflower Seeds 7 Slices 500g
23		No.1 Wheat & Rye Sourdough Sliced Bread
24		Celtic Bakers Organic Spelt Sourdough 500g
25		Bertinet Bakery Malted Wheat Sourdough Bread
26		Bertinet Bakery Rustic Country White Sourdough Bread
27		Crosta & Mollica Pane Pugliese
28		No.1 Rye and Wheat Dark Sourdough Bread
29		Sainsbury's 350g Rye Sourdough Bloomer Bread, Taste the Difference
30		Village Bakery 4 Panini Rolls 360g
31		Sainsbury's 400g White Sourdough Bloomer Bread, Taste the Difference
32		Biona Organic Rye Bread
33		Duchy Organic White Sourdough
34		M&S Collection Crafted Signature Sliced Sourdough
35		Tesco Finest Garlic & Parsley Ciabatta 255G
36		M&S Cranberry and Pecan Baton
37		M&S Collection Crafted Seeded Sourdough Sliced Loaf
38		M&S Large San Francisco Sourdough
39		Bertinet Bakery White Sourdough Bread
40		Wildfarmed White Sourdough Bread
41		Wildfarmed Seeded Sourdough Bread
42		Sainsbury's Everything Winter Seasoning Sourdough, Taste the Difference 400g
43		M&S Kalamata and Halkidiki Olive Roll
44		Sainsbury's 400g Stonebaked Ciabatta Bread, Taste the Difference
45		Co-op Garlic Ciabatta Bread Sticks 135g
46		Waitrose Roasted Garlic Ciabatta
47		Tesco Sourdough White 400g
48		Exceptional by ASDA Exceptional by Slowly Fermented Garlic Ciabatta 255g
49		M&S San Francisco Sourdough Garlic Bread
50		Sainsbury's 600g Handcrafted Seeded Sourdough Bread, Taste the Difference
51		Tesco Finest Seeded Sourdough Loaf 800g
52		The Best XL Californian Style Sourdough Bloomer 600g
53		Sainsbury's 400g Ploughman's Cheese & Pickle Dark Rye Sourdough Bread, Taste the Difference
54		Wildfarmed Twinpack Golden Grains Sourdough Rolls (x 2)
55		GAIL's Sourdough
56		M&S Nocellara Olive Ciabatta Stick
57		M&S Organic Spelt Sourdough
58		GAIL's San Francisco Sourdough
59		Sainsbury's 800g Handcrafted Brown Sourdough Bread, Taste the Difference
60		M&S Organic White Sourdough
61		GAIL's Potato & Rosemary Sourdough
62		M&S West Country Cheddar and Red Leicester Garlic Cob
63		Sainsbury's 800g Handcrafted White Sourdough Bread, Taste the Difference
64		Cohens Bakery Challa Bread
65		Cohens Bakery Buckingham Rye Bread
66		GAIL's Farmer's Brown Sourdough
67		Ciabatta
68		Exceptional by ASDA Roasted Garlic Pinsa 274g
69		Exceptional by ASDA Sourdough Bloomer 400g
70		Biona Organic Rye Bread Sunflower Seed 500g
71		Waitrose White Sourdough Bread 700g
72		Exceptional Sourdough Bloomer 400g
73		Bertinet Bakery Traditional Sourdough 500g
74		Benus Whole Grain Wholemeal Bread 500g
75		Morrisons The Best Brown Sourdough Pave 400g
76		The Northern Dough Co 4 x Garlic Ciabatta Squares 230g
77		Katsouris Brothers Genovese Spaccatini Breadsticks 150g
78		GAIL's Waste-less Sourdough Bread
79		GAIL's Wholemeal Good Earth Sourdough
80		No.1 Hand-Stretched Cornish Sea Salt & Rosemary Focaccia
81		M&S Walnut and Honey Bloomer
82		Exceptional by ASDA Large Sourdough Seeded Boule 600g
83		Exceptional by ASDA White Sourdough Loaf 600g
84		The Northern Dough Co. 245g Double Cheesy Tomato Fully Loaded Tear & Share Bread
85		Exceptional White Sourdough Loaf 600g
86		Bertinet Bakery Seven Seeds & Grains Sourdough 500g
87		Tesco Finest San Francisco Style Sourdough Loaf Sliced 600g
88		Tesco Finest Oat & Sunflower Sourdough 650g
89		Manischewitz Unsalted Matzos 284g
90		Tesco Finest San Francisco Style Sourdough Loaf 600g
91		ASDA Exceptional Ciabatta Loaf 400g
92		Tesco Finest Garlic & Parsley Ciabatta 255g
93		No.1 Camembert Bake & Dough Balls with Olive Oil & Garlic
94		GAIL's Ciabatta
95		Exceptional by ASDA San Francisco Style Sourdough Bloomer 600g
96		Exceptional by ASDA Brown Sourdough 400g
97		Exceptional by ASDA Panmarino Sourdough Loaf 400g
98		Tesco Finest White Sourdough Loaf 400g
99		Tesco Finest Seeded Sourdough Loaf 800g
100		Tesco Finest Seeded Sourdough Sliced Loaf 800 Grams
101		Tesco Finest Spelt and Rye Sliced Loaf 800G
102		Tesco Finest Spelt and Rye Loaf 800g
103		Tesco Finest White Sourdough Loaf 800g
104		Tesco Finest White Sourdough Sliced Loaf 800G

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