Is Papa Pita Greek Style Pita ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 25 ingredients
- 7 additives
- Nutri-Score D
Less processed pitas
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, ascorbic acid added as a dough conditioner thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, sugar (processing marker), soybean oil (processing marker), yeast, contains less than 2% of each of the following (salt (processing marker)), sugarcane fiber (ultra-processing marker), calcium propionate preservative, mono- and DIGLYCERIDES (ultra-processing marker), baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate (ultra-processing marker), citric acid preservative, sea salt (processing marker), monocalcium phosphate, wheat gluten (ultra-processing marker), enzymes, sesame
Additives: E341 Calcium phosphates , E341i Monocalcium phosphate , E450 Diphosphates , E450i Disodium diphosphate , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate
As written on the pack
ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, ASCORBIC ACID ADDED AS A DOUGH CONDITIONER THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, SUGAR, SOYBEAN OIL, YEAST, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: SALT, SUGARCANE FIBER, CALCIUM PROPIONATE PRESERVATIVE, MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES, BAKING SODA, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, CITRIC ACID PRESERVATIVE, SEA SALT, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, WHEAT GLUTEN, ENZYMES, SESAME FLOUR. CONTAINS: SESAME, WHEAT.
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.
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.
- Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.
- Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
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.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Among 43 pitas
From least to most processed, this one ranks 38th. 37% of the pitas here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0039217051468, last edited 23 May 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 D (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.