Is Waitrose Pitta ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 12 ingredients
- 1 additive
- Nutri-Score C
Less processed pitas
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Fortified wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), water, yeast, wheat gluten (ultra-processing marker), salt (processing marker), preservative (processing marker) (calcium propionate)
Additives: E282 Calcium propionate
As written on the pack
Fortified wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), water, yeast, wheat gluten, salt, preservative (calcium propionate)
What makes it ultra-processed
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.
2 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.
Among 43 pitas
From least to most processed, this one ranks 29th. 37% of the pitas here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000169618790, 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.