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Is Aldi Sea salt pita chips ultra-processed?

9 oz (9 - 1 oz servings) Sold in the United States

Pack of Aldi Sea salt pita chips

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

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

Whole foods combined with:

  • 12 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

wheat flour, high oleic sunflower oil (tocopherols, rosemary extract (to preserve freshness)), vital wheat gluten, contains less than 2% of sugar, salt, yeast, sea salt, barley malt flour, how2r

Additives: E306 Tocopherol-rich extract , E392 Extracts of rosemary

As written on the pack

WHEAT FLOUR, HIGH OLEIC SUNFLOWER OIL (TOCOPHEROLS AND ROSEMARY EXTRACT [TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS]), VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SUGAR, SALT, YEAST, SEA SALT, BARLEY MALT FLOUR. CONTAINS: WHEAT. MAY CONTAIN: SESAME. how2r 0% 0% 0% 0%

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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4099100128123, last edited 31 August 2024), 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.