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Is Kronos Multigrain Pita Bread ultra-processed?

Breads Sold in the United States

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:

  • 41 ingredients
  • 12 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed breads

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

Water, wheat flour (niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), malted barley flour, whole wheat flour, soybean oil, multigrain blend (whole wheat flour, flaxseed, oat flour, rye meal), dough conditioner (wheat flour, sugar, salt, cellulose gum, sodium stearoyl lactylate, sodium acid pyrophosphate, monocalcium phosphate, sodium bicarbonate, agar, vital wheat gluten, soybean oil, enzyme), yeast, sugar, vital wheat gluten, oat fiber, calcium propionate, dough conditioner (wheat, guar gum, monoglyceride, enzymes), salt, sugar, fumaric acid

Additives: E282 Calcium propionate , E297 Fumaric acid , E341 Calcium phosphates , E341i Monocalcium phosphate , E406 Agar , E412 Guar gum , E450 Diphosphates , E450i Disodium diphosphate , E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose , E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

Water, wheat flour enriched (niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), malted barley flour, whole wheat flour, soybean oil, multigrain blend (whole wheat flour, flaxseed, oat flour, rye meal), dough conditioner (wheat flour, sugar, salt, cellulose gum, sodium stearoyl lactylate, sodium acid pyrophosphate, monocalcium phosphate, sodium bicarbonate, agar, vital wheat gluten, soybean oil and enzyme), yeast, sugar, vital wheat gluten, oat fiber, calcium propionate, dough conditioner (cultured wheat, guar gum, monoglyceride, enzymes), salt, caramelized sugar, fumaric acid.

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.

  • E406 Agar A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
  • E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose Carboxymethyl cellulose is a thickener made by chemically modifying cellulose from wood or cotton.
  • E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 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.

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.

  • Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
3 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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 2,388 breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 2231st. 71% of the breads 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 2,388 breads, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0077589401054, last edited 26 February 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • 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.