Is Balaji Namkeen Healthy Bites Masala Khakhara ultra-processed?

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It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Vegetable oil

11 ingredients
No additives

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Wheat Flour 85%, Edible Vegetable Oil (processing marker) (Palmolein), iodized salt (processing marker), spices, condiments 2%, black pepper, cumin seeds, chili, carrom seeds, turmeric powder

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour (85%), Edible Vegetable Oil (Palmolein), iodized salt, spices & condiments 2%, black pepper, cumin seeds, chili powder, carrom seeds, turmeric powder

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 8906010500832, last edited 31 July 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.
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.