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Is Mission Plain Tortilla Wraps ultra-processed?

Wheat flatbreads Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Mission Plain Tortilla Wraps

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:

  • 30 ingredients
  • 8 additives

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

and TORTILLA WRAPS DIENTS (Fortified WHEAT Flour, WHES lcium Carbonate), Iron, Niacin (B3), Thiamin, B Vegetable Oils (Palm Oil, Rapeseed Oil), tant (Glycerol), Raising Agents (Diphosphates, en Carbonates), Acidity Regulators (Citric Acid, C Acid), Stabilisers (Guar Gum, Sodium Carboxy thyl Cellulose), Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate, alcium Propionate), Emulsifier (mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Dextrose, Flavouring Salt, We use 100% sustainable Palm Oil, including cereals containing gluten

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E330 Citric acid , E412 Guar gum , E422 Glycerol , E450 Diphosphates , E460 Cellulose , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E502 Carbonates

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E460 Cellulose.

As written on the pack

* OR TORTILLA WRAPS DIENTS: Fortified WHEAT Flour (WHES lcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin (B3), Thiamin (B Vegetable Oils (Palm Oil*, Rapeseed Oil), tant (Glycerol), Raising Agents (Diphosphates, en Carbonates), Acidity Regulators (Citric Acid, C Acid), Stabilisers (Guar Gum, Sodium Carboxy thyl Cellulose), Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate, alcium Propionate), Emulsifier (Mono - and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Dextrose, Flavouring Salt. We use 100% sustainable Palm Oil. ALLERGY ADVICE For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in BOLD.

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.

  • 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.
  • E460 Cellulose 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.
  • 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.
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.

  • 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.
  • Sandwiches Products in the category "Sandwiches" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 149 wheat flatbreads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 144th. 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 5021546482605, last edited 9 July 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.