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Is 365 Whole Foods Market Southwest Veggie & Scrambled Egg Breakfast Burrito ultra-processed?

Burritos Sold in the United States

Pack of 365 Whole Foods Market Southwest Veggie & Scrambled Egg Breakfast Burrito

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 47 ingredients
  • 6 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed burritos

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

filling (cage-free eggs, eggs), water, citric acid (antioxidant), salsa verde (water, tomatillos, jalapeño peppers, white onions, cilantro, soybean oil, apple cider vinegar, cornstarch (emulsifier), sea salt, garlic), potatoes, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, microbial enzymes, annatto (color)), red bell peppers, green bell peppers, white onions, tortilla (enriched wheat flour, wheat flour), niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, water, soybean oil, sea salt, baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, potato starch, calcium sulfate, monocalcium phosphate), ingredients

Additives: E160b Annatto , E330 Citric acid , E341 Calcium phosphates , E341i Monocalcium phosphate , E450 Diphosphates , E450i Disodium diphosphate

As written on the pack

FILLING: CAGE-FREE EGGS (EGGS, WATER, CITRIC ACID (ANTIOXIDANT]), SALSA VERDE (WATER, TOMATILLOS, JALAPEÑO PEPPERS, WHITE ONIONS, CILANTRO, EXPELLER PRESSED SOYBEAN OIL, APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, CORNSTARCH [EMULSIFIER], SEA SALT, GARLIC POWDER), POTATOES, CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, MICROBIAL ENZYMES, ANNATTO [COLOR]), RED BELL PEPPERS, GREEN BELL PEPPERS, WHITE ONIONS. TORTILLA: UNBLEACHED ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, EXPELLER PRESSED SOYBEAN OIL, SEA SALT, BAKING POWDER (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, ORGANIC POTATO STARCH, CALCIUM SULFATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE). CONTAINS MILK, EGG, WHEAT AND SOY INGREDIENTS.

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • E160b Annatto Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
  • E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
6 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Sandwiches Products in the category "Sandwiches" are at least group 3.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
  • Bread An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 20 burritos

From least to most processed, this one ranks 12th. 75% of the burritos here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 20 burritos, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0099482526931, last edited 14 October 2025), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.