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Is M&S Food Piadina ultra-processed?

192g Wheat flatbreads Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of M&S Food Piadina

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:

  • 15 ingredients
  • 3 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

Durum Wheatflour, Water Extra Virgin Olive Oil Dried Fermented Wheatflour, Raising Agent (e450, with Wheatflour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Sugar, Emulsifier (e471 Acidity Regulator), Citric Acid Salt Antioxidant (e392, Deactivated Yeast Wheat Starch)

Additives: E392 Extracts of rosemary , E450 Diphosphates , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids.

As written on the pack

Durum Wheatflour (contains Gluten) Water Extra Virgin Olive Oil Dried Fermented Wheatflour (contains Gluten). Raising Agent: E450, Sodium Bicarbonate Wheatflour contains Gluten (with Wheatflour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin) · Sugar. Emulsifier: E471 Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid Salt Antioxidant: E392. Deactivated Yeast Wheat Starch (contains Gluten).

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.
  • 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.
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.

  • 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 35th. 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 29135431, 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.