Garlic & Chives Pita Chips

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Garlic & Chives Pita Chips scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Dough Conditioners (L-Cysteine, Azodicarbonamide): Industrial bread additives not used in home baking.
• Emulsifiers (Datem): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Industrial Enzymes (Enzymes): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.

Within Other Snacks, this product is more processed than about 33% of the 7,439 products we've analyzed.

Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Garlic & Chives Pita Chips' ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sunflower And/Or Canola Oil (Contains Ascorbic Acid And Rosemary Extract For Freshness).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Anti-Caking AgentsProcessing indicator

In this product: Garlic And Chive Seasoning [Corn Maltodextrin, Torula Yeast, Salt, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Sugar, Dehydrated Parsley, Yeast Extract, Dehydrated Green Onion, Dehydrated Chives, Natural Flavor, Turmeric (Color), Calcium Silicate, Sulfiting Agents].

Common in powdered processed foods.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Yeast.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Ascorbic Acid.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.