Is Deli Kitchen Lebanese Style Flatbread ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- Emulsifier
- Gluten
- E450 Diphosphates
- E461 Methyl cellulose
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
- 28 ingredients
- 10 additives
- Nutri-Score A
Less processed flatbreads
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin), Water, Wheat Flour, Yeast, Wheat Gluten (ultra-processing marker), Spirit Vinegar, Raising Agents (Disodium Diphosphate (ultra-processing marker), Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate, Calcium Phosphate), Preservatives (processing marker) (Potassium Sorbate (processing marker), Calcium Propionate), Emulsifier (ultra-processing marker) (mono- and DiGlycerides of Fatty Acids (ultra-processing marker)), Salt (processing marker), Stabiliser (Carboxy, Methyl Cellulose (ultra-processing marker)), Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Wheat Starch (processing marker), Wheat Flour
Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E282 Calcium propionate , E330 Citric acid , E341 Calcium phosphates , E450 Diphosphates , E450i Disodium diphosphate , E461 Methyl cellulose , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate
As written on the pack
Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin), Water, Wholemeal Wheat Flour, Yeast, Wheat Gluten, Spirit Vinegar, Raising Agents (Disodium Diphosphate, Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate, Calcium Phosphate), Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate, Calcium Propionate), Emulsifier (Mono and Di-Glycerides of Fatty Acids), Salt, Stabiliser (Carboxy - Methyl Cellulose), Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Wheat Starch, Wheat Flour
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.
- E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
- E461 Methyl cellulose Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
- Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
Substances rarely used in home kitchens
Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.
- Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.
4 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.
- E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
Among 345 flatbreads
From least to most processed, this one ranks 288th. 75% of the flatbreads here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5012121009133, last edited 13 April 2026), 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 A (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.