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Is Potato and onion tortilla ultra-processed?

250 g Spanish omelettes Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Potato and onion tortilla

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:

  • 24 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed spanish omelettes

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

potato 43%, water, chickpea 20%, fried onion 9% (onion, olive oil, salt), sunflower oil, olive oil, salt, stabiliser (carrageenan), vegetable fibre (PEA, sugar, bamboo), prepared to a recipe, may not be suitable for customers with an allergy to egg due to manufacturing methods, strict controls are in place to prevent cross contamination, but for severe allergen sufferers, we advise that this product is not suitable, on ation (typical values), per 100g 570kj

Additives: E407 Carrageenan

As written on the pack

POTATO (43%), WATER, CHICKPEA (20%), FRIED ONION (9%) (ONION, OLIVE OIL, SALT), SUNFLOWER OIL, OLIVE OIL, SALT, STABILISER: CARRAGEENAN; VEGETABLE FIBRE (PEA, SUGAR, BAMBOO). PREPARED TO A VEGAN RECIPE. MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR CUSTOMERS WITH AN ALLERGY TO EGG DUE TO MANUFACTURING METHODS. STRICT CONTROLS ARE IN PLACE TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION, BUT FOR SEVERE ALLERGEN SUFFERERS, WE ADVISE THAT THIS PRODUCT IS NOT SUITABLE. ON ATION (TYPICAL VALUES) PER 100G 570KJ/

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.

  • E407 Carrageenan Carrageenan is a thickener and gelling agent extracted from red seaweed, used widely in dairy desserts, plant-based drinks and processed meats.

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.

  • 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.
4 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.
  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 15 spanish omelettes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 15th. 7% of the spanish omelettes 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 15 spanish omelettes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010292960048, last edited 27 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.