Sara Lee Artesano Original

Sara Lee Artesano Original scores 10/100. Marketed as bakery bread with an artisan aesthetic and claims of no artificial colors, flavors, preservatives, or high fructose corn syrup. But still fundamentally ultra-processed. Enriched wheat flour with synthetic vitamins is the base. Sugar is the 4th ingredient. Soybean oil provides inflammatory omega-6 fat. Wheat gluten is added as isolated industrial protein. Soy lecithin as emulsifier. The positives vs Wonder Bread: no dough conditioners, no calcium propionate preservative, and it contains cultured wheat flour (a natural preservation method) and grain vinegar. The ingredient list is significantly shorter and cleaner, but the enriched flour + sugar + soybean oil core still makes it ultra-processed. Owned by Bimbo Bakeries USA (Grupo Bimbo).