
Food
Pains au lait
Brioche Pasquier
NOVA 4 · ultra-processed
Chemistry breakdown
Bar length = weight in the Food formula · color = that component's score · tap a name to learn what it means.
Pesticide residue6.5/10 · 35% weight
Residues left on produce and grains from how the crop was farmed. Organic certification prohibits synthetic pesticides, which is why the same fruit can rate very differently by farming method.
Additives5/10 · 25% weight
Preservatives, colorants, emulsifiers and flavorings added in processing — each rated on its own evidence record, from benign (vitamin E as a preservative) to contested (certain synthetic dyes).
Ultra-processing (NOVA)3/10 · 20% weight
The NOVA scale classifies how industrially transformed a food is, from whole ingredients (1) to ultra-processed formulations (4). Population studies associate heavy ultra-processed diets with worse health outcomes independent of nutrients.
Oils & refined sugars6/10 · 10% weight
Refined oils and added sugars — rated by what they are: cold-pressed fruit oils and whole sweeteners like honey rate well; hydrogenated oils and high-fructose syrups rate poorly.
Certificationsnone claimed · 10% weight
Independent third-party verifications (USDA Organic, FSC, EPA Safer Choice…). Informational only — having none never lowers a score; verified claims can raise it.
Ingredients · 18
In label order — the first-listed ingredient counts most in the score. Tap any row for its sources.
- ?wheat flour 43%#1 · Other
- ?sourdough 21%#2 · Other
- ?wheat flour 11%#3 · Other
- 10Water#4 · Other
- 8Salt (Sodium Chloride)#5 · Other
- ?fresh eggs 11%#6 · Other
- 6Cane Sugar#7 · Sweetener
- ?pastry butter#8 · Whole Food
- 6Canola Oil#9 · Oil
- 8yeast#10 · Whole Food
- 7skimmed MILK powder#11 · Whole Food
- ?emulsifier: mono and diglycerides of fatty acids#12 · Other
- 7wheat protein#14 · Whole Food
- 4Wheat Gluten#15 · Grain
- ?carrot extract#16 · Whole Food
- 5flavourings#17 · Flavor
- ?antioxidant: ascorbic acid#18 · Other
- ?milk protein#19 · Whole Food