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Is Mission Whole Wheat Original ultra-processed?

10 Tortilla Wraps (16 oz) (453 g) Wheat flatbreads Sold in the United States

Pack of Mission Whole Wheat Original

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:

  • 19 ingredients
  • 9 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

whole wheat flour, water, canola oil, CONTAINS 2% and LESS OF (wheat flour, wheat flour), vinegar, natural flavor, salt, vital wheat gluten, baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate, wheat bran, distilled monoglyceride, guar gum, cellulose gum, fumaric acid, calcium propionate, sorbic acid

Additives: E200 Sorbic acid , E282 Calcium propionate , E297 Fumaric acid , E412 Guar gum , E450 Diphosphates , E450i Disodium diphosphate , E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, CANOLA OIL, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: (CULTURED WHEAT FLOUR (ORGANIC WHEAT FLOUR, ORGANIC VINEGAR, NATURAL FLAVOR), SALT, VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, BAKING SODA, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, WHEAT BRAN, DISTILLED MONOGLYCERIDE, GUAR GUM, CELLULOSE GUM, FUMARIC ACID, CALCIUM PROPIONATE AND SORBIC 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.

  • 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.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 149 wheat flatbreads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 74th. 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 0073731071076, last edited 9 June 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.