Sourdough Bread
Sourdough Bread by Lewis has 5 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.4 out of 5, 0.28 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is C.
- Safety score 0.28 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
Plant-based foods and beverages / Plant-based foods / Cereals and potatoes / Breads
How This Score Is Built
This 1-5 scale is an editorially-derived index, not an official government rating -- it synthesizes FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research. For Sourdough Bread, 5 of its 5 tracked ingredients carry a scored rating so far, current as of 2026-09-07.
Data draws on Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records -- cross-check with the FDA → directly, or read how we score it.
Where Sourdough Bread sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
4.4 Top 31% higher than 69% of 58,710 scored products
Average ingredient safety score (1 = highest risk, 5 = safest), bucketed by value
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Source PlainIngredients ingredient safety index · 2026-09-07
Ingredient Safety Breakdown
Processing Level
Ultra-processed products are formulations made mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods and additives. They typically contain ingredients not commonly used in home cooking.
Full Ingredients List
Unbleached enriched wheat flour [flour, barley malt, niacin (vitamin b3), iron, thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), riboflavin (vitamin b2), folic acid (vitamin b9)], water, yeast, sugar, contains 2% or less of the following: soybean oil, salt, wheat gluten, corn starch, dough conditioner (monoglycerides, ethoxylated mono - and diglycerides, sodium stearoyl lactylate, ascorbic acid), calcium propionate (to retain freshness), fumaric acid, sorbic acid (to retain freshness), soy flour, yeast nutrients (ammonium sulfate, monocalcium phosphate, calcium sulfate), lactic acid, acetic acid, hydrogenated vegetable oil, soy lecithin.
Compare beyond brand
Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth
Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Sourdough Bread: nearest mean mapped additive safety score and nearest mapped ingredient count among indexable products with at least 3 scored additives, excluding same-brand siblings. Scores describe regulatory and research signals on additives, not dietary advice.
Similar mean additive safety
Nearest products by average mapped safety score. This record: 4.4/5.
Similar mapped ingredient depth
Nearest products by count of scored mapped additives. This record: 5.
Product Details
- Brand
- Lewis
- Barcode
- 0024126017414
- Nutri-Score
- Grade C
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
How does Sourdough Bread's safety score compare to other products?
Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Sourdough Bread's 4.4/5 average puts it in the safer 69%, 0.28 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
How should Sourdough Bread's 4.4/5 score be read?
The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Sourdough Bread's mapped ingredients average out to 4.4/5, which is the Low Risk tier.
Every figure on PlainIngredients is rendered directly from FDA, EU, EFSA and U.S. state regulatory records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.