Brown San Francisco Style Boule

NOVA Classification:

Group 3 — Processed food

Strict NOVA Verdict:

Not ultra-processed

This loaf avoids emulsifiers and preservatives and includes a starter culture, keeping it outside strict NOVA ultra-processed classification. However, added wheat gluten and rapeseed oil make it more formulated than a traditional flour-water-salt sourdough.

brown san fran style boule bread

Product Details

Category

Bread

Brand

Waitrose

Available at

Waitrose

Ingredients

Wholemeal wheat flour, wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), water, rye flour, wheat flour, yeast, salt, wheat gluten, rapeseed oil, flour treatment agent (ascorbic acid), starter culture

Key Flags

contains seed oils

Processing Notes

Packaged sourdough-style bread using a starter culture alongside added gluten and oil to improve structure, softness and consistency.

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