Is Marks & Spencer Tortilla wrap ultra-processed?

Wheat breads Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E422 Glycerol
E450 Diphosphates
E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

26 ingredients
6 additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed wheat 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

Wheatflour (with Wheatflour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Palm Oil, Mixed Seeds 2.5% (Golden Linseed, Brown Linseed, Poppy Seeds), Glycerol (ultra-processing marker), Wheatflour, Raising Agent, e450 (ultra-processing marker), Sodium Bicarbonate, Sugar (processing marker), e471 (ultra-processing marker), Acidity Regulator, Citric Acid, Salt (processing marker), Inactive Yeast, Wheat Starch (processing marker), Yeast (Yeast Vitamin D Yeast)

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E422 Glycerol , E450 Diphosphates , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

Wholemeal Wheatflour (contains Gluten). Wheatflour contains Gluten (with Wheatflour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin). Water. Palm Oil. Mixed Seeds (2.5%) (Golden Linseed, Brown Linseed, Poppy Seeds) . Humectant: Glycerol. Dried Fermented Wheatflour (contains Gluten). Raising Agent: E450, Sodium Bicarbonate. Sugar. Emulsifier: E471. Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid. Salt. Inactive Yeast. Wheat Starch (contains Gluten). Yeast (Yeast Vitamin D Yeast). .

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.

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.

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.
Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 228 wheat breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 88th. 92% of the wheat 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 228 wheat breads, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00372794, last edited 3 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.