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Is Old El Paso Fajita Kit Rst Tom & Pep 500g ultra-processed?

Breads Sold in the United Kingdom and Spain

Pack of Old El Paso Fajita Kit Rst Tom & Pep 500g

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:

  • 56 ingredients
  • 10 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

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

Super Soft Flour Tortillas 65% (Wheat flour), water, stabiliser (glycerol), vegetables oils (rapeseed oils, sunflower oils), emulsifier (mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids), dextrose, raising agents (sodium bicarbonate, diphosphates), salt, Salsa for topping 29% (Chopped tomatoes 51%), water, tomato paste 10%, modified corn starch, dried onions, salt, sugar, acidity regulator (citric acid), green chili pepper, paprika, onion, firming agent (calcium chloride), garlic, Seasoning Mix 6% (Sugar), tomato, maltodextrin, spices (black pepper, cumin, cayenne pepper), salt, onion, garlic, yeast extract, red pepper 3.9%, acidity regulator (citric acid), anti-caking agent (tricalcium phosphate), paprika extract, tomato 1%, smoke flavouring, natural flavouring, Tortillas (Reference intake of an average adult, 8 400 kJ, 2)

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E330 Citric acid , E341 Calcium phosphates , E341iii Tricalcium phosphate , E422 Glycerol , E450 Diphosphates , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate , E509 Calcium chloride

As written on the pack

Super Soft Flour Tortillas (65%): Wheat flour, water, stabiliser (glycerol), vegetables oils (rapeseed, sunflower), emulsifier (mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids), dextrose, raising agents (sodium bicarbonate, diphosphates), salt. Salsa for topping (29%): Chopped tomatoes (51%), water, tomato paste (10%), modified corn starch, dried onions, salt, sugar, acidity regulator (citric acid), green chili pepper, paprika, onion powder, firming agent (calcium chloride), garlic powder. Seasoning Mix (6%):Sugar, tomato powder, maltodextrin, spices (black pepper, cumin, cayenne pepper) (9,5%), salt, onion powder, garlic powder, yeast extract, dried ground red pepper (3.9%), acidity regulator (citric acid), anti-caking agent (tricalcium phosphate), paprika extract, roasted tomato powder (1%), smoke flavouring, natural flavouring. For allergens, see ingredients in bold. Tortillas: Packaged in a protective atmosphere. Reference intake of an average adult (8 400 kJ/ 2

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.

  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • 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.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
  • Firming agent Firming agents keep fruit and vegetable tissue crisp or firm through processing and storage.
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  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.

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.
  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
7 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.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • Anti-caking agent Anti-caking agents are substances which reduce the tendency of individual particles of a foodstuff to adhere to one another.
  • 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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Bread An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 2,390 breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 2376th. 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 2,390 breads, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8410076471208, last edited 25 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.