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Is Elephant Atta 8 Chapattis ultra-processed?

8 Wheat flatbreads Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Elephant Atta 8 Chapattis

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:

  • 19 ingredients
  • 5 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed wheat flatbreads

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

Wheat flour (Wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), water, humectant (glycerine), rapeseed oil, emulsifier (e471), acidity regulator (e330), raising agent (e500), salt, stabiliser (e415)

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E415 Xanthan gum , E422 Glycerol , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E500 Sodium carbonates

As written on the pack

Wheat flour (Wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), water, humectant (glycerine), rapeseed oil, emulsifier (E471), acidity regulator (E330), raising agent (E500), salt, stabiliser (E415).

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.

  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
  • 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.
  • Humectant Humectants are substances which prevent foods from drying out by counteracting the effect of an atmosphere having a low degree of humidity, or promote the dissolution of a powder in an aqueous medium.
1 ingredient 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 149 wheat flatbreads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 91st. 92% of the wheat flatbreads 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 149 wheat flatbreads, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5018420550031, last edited 6 March 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.