Is H-E-B Pita Chips ultra-processed?

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Pack of H-E-B 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:

  • 34 ingredients
  • 1 additive

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

wheat flour, enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, hiacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, amylase, folic acid), mid-oleic sunflower oil (rosemary extract, ascorbic acid to preserve freshness), multigrain blend (flax seeds, wheat bran, oat bran, millet, rolled oats, rye meal, sunflower seeds, rye flour, spelt flour, malted barley flour), yeast, sea salt (processing marker), sugar (processing marker), with pride and care for h-e-bd, san antonio, tx 78204 product of canada keep in a cool, dry place lot number and best by (on package manufactured in a facility that processes milk), soy inf, nutrimental aprox, 8 porciones por envase

Additives: E1100 Alpha-Amylase

As written on the pack

whole grain wheat flour, enriched wheat flour (wheat flour. hiacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, amylase, folic acid), mid-oleic sunflower oil (rosemary extract and ascorbic acid to preserve freshness]), multigrain blend (flax seeds, wheat bran, oat bran, millet, rolled oats, rye meal, sunflower seeds, rye flour, whole grain spelt flour, malted barley flour), yeast, sea salt, sugar. contains: wheat made with pride and care for h-e-bd, san antonio, tx 78204 product of canada keep in a cool, dry place lot number and best by: on package manufactured in a facility that processes milk, soy inf. nutrimental aprox. 8 porciones por envase

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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

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About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0041220804870, last edited 5 October 2025), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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  • 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.