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Is santosh chapatis ultra-processed?

Plain naans Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of santosh chapatis

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:

  • 33 ingredients
  • 8 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed plain naans

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

flour (wheat flour, calcium, iron, niacin (B3), thiamin (B1)), water, soybean oil, sugar, salt, raising agents (e450, e500, corn starch, e341), wheat gluten, preservatives (e202, e282), acidity regulators (e270, e297), dough conditioner (inactive yeast), yeast, enzyme (amylase), produced in a facility that also handles eggs, milk, soybeans, sesame seeds

Additives: E1100 Alpha-Amylase , E202 Potassium sorbate , E270 Lactic acid , E282 Calcium propionate , E297 Fumaric acid , E341 Calcium phosphates , E450 Diphosphates , E500 Sodium carbonates

As written on the pack

FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, CALCIUM, IRON, NIACIN (B3), THIAMIN (B1)), WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, SUGAR, SALT, RAISING AGENTS (E450, E500, CORN STARCH, E341), WHEAT GLUTEN, PRESERVATIVES (E202, E282), ACIDITY REGULATORS (E270, E297), DOUGH CONDITIONER (INACTIVE YEAST), YEAST, ENZYME (AMYLASE). PRODUCED IN A FACILITY THAT ALSO HANDLES EGGS, MILK, SOYBEANS AND SESAME SEEDS.

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.

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.
6 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.

  • E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
  • 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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 11 plain naans

From least to most processed, this one ranks 8th. 73% of the plain naans 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 11 plain naans, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0876681000987, 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.