Is Air Fryer Shwarma ultra-processed?
It's processed, but not ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Whole foods combined with:
- 16 ingredients
- No additives
Less processed spices
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
spices (paprika, black pepper, coriander, cumin, fennel seeds, red cayenne pepper), corn starch (processing marker), salt (processing marker), dried vegetables (onion, fried onion (onion, sunflower oil (processing marker)), tomato), dried Typical Values Per 100g as sold as 1295kJ Energy
As written on the pack
Dried spices (paprika, black pepper, coriander, cumin, fennel seeds, red cayenne pepper), corn starch, salt, dried vegetables (onion, fried onion (onion, sunflower oil), tomato), dried Typical Values Per 100g as sold as 1295kJ Energy
What makes it processed
Culinary ingredients
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.
Among 303 spices
From least to most processed, this one ranks 160th. 36% of the spices here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8445291140974, last edited 2 June 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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- The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.