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Is Geeta's Roti flatbreads ultra-processed?

Wheat flatbreads Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Geeta's Roti flatbreads

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:

  • 28 ingredients
  • 13 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

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, Water, Palm Oil, Stabilisers (Glycerol), Guar Gum, Sodium Diphosphates, Paprika 3%, Dextrose, Dried Onion 1.5%, Dried Garlic, Acidity Regulators (Malic Acid), Glucono-delta-lactone, Raising Agents (Sodium Carbonate), Calcium Phosphates, Sugar, Emulsifier (mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids), Salt, Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate), Calcium Propionate, Chia Seeds, Cumin, Wheat Starch, Paprika Extract

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E202 Potassium sorbate , E282 Calcium propionate , E296 Malic acid , E341 Calcium phosphates , E412 Guar gum , E422 Glycerol , E450 Diphosphates , E450iii Tetrasodium diphosphate , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500i Sodium carbonate , E575 Glucono-delta-lactone

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour, Water, Palm Oil, Stabilisers: Glycerol; Guar Gum; Sodium Diphosphates, Paprika (3%), Dextrose, Dried Onion (1.5%), Dried Garlic, Acidity Regulators: Malic Acid; Glucono-delta-lactone, Raising Agents: Sodium Carbonate; Calcium Phosphates, Sugar, Emulsifier: Mono-and diglycerides of fatty acids, Salt, Preservatives: Potassium Sorbate; Calcium Propionate, Chia Seeds, Ground Cumin, Wheat Starch, Paprika Extract. MAY CONTAIN SOYA AND MUSTARD.

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.

  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
  • E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
  • 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.

  • Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
5 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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 149 wheat flatbreads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 147th. 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 5021185101257, last edited 27 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.