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Is Sainsbury's Wholemeal Tortilla Wraps ultra-processed?

496g Wheat flatbreads Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Sainsbury's Wholemeal 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:

  • 20 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

British Wheat Flour 62%, Water, Wheat Bran, Palm Oil, Humectant (Glycerol), Raising Agents (Disodium Diphosphate, Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate), Sugar, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Emulsifier (mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Salt, Preservative (Calcium Propionate), Wheat Starch, Flour Treatment Agent (L-Cysteine)

Additives: E282 Calcium propionate , E330 Citric acid , E422 Glycerol , E450 Diphosphates , E450i Disodium diphosphate , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate , E920 L-cysteine

As written on the pack

Wholemeal British Wheat Flour (62%), Water, Wheat Bran, Palm Oil, Humectant (Glycerol), Raising Agents (Disodium Diphosphate, Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate), Sugar, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Emulsifier (Mono - and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Salt, Preservative (Calcium Propionate), Wheat Starch, Flour Treatment Agent (L-Cysteine).

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.

  • 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.
  • Humectant Humectants are substances which prevent foods from drying out by counteracting the effect of an atmosphere having a low degree of humidity, or promote the dissolution of a powder in an aqueous medium.
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.

  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 149 wheat flatbreads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 108th. 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 01808414, last edited 3 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.