Toasted Pita Bits
The processing score reflects 20 ingredients, including preservatives, corn syrup, enriched flour or grain, plus 1 more we flag. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
Nutrition Highlights
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* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Ingredients
15 listed · 6 flagged for reviewUNBLEACHED UNBROMATED ENRICHED FLOUR [NIACIN (B-COMPLEX VITAMIN), REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN (B1 VITAMIN), RIBOFLAVIN (B2 VITAMIN), FOLIC ACID], WATER AND SOYBEAN OIL. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING INGREDIENTS: CALCIUM PROPIONATE, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, FUMARIC ACID, GUAR GUM, SALT, SESAME FLOUR, SODIUM BICARBONATE, SORBIC ACID, SOY FLOUR, SUGAR, VEGETABLE L-CYSTEINE, VEGETABLE MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, WHEAT ENZYMES, WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR AND YEAST.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Toasted Pita Bits scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup Solids): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Dough Conditioners (Vegetable L-Cysteine): Industrial bread additives not used in home baking.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Guar Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Emulsifiers (Vegetable Mono And Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Industrial Enzymes (Wheat Enzymes): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
Within Dressings & Mayo, this product is more processed than about 71% of the 5,534 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 Toasted Pita Bits' ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.
- Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator
In this product: Unbleached Unbromated Enriched Flour [Niacin (B-Complex Vitamin), Reduced Iron, Thiamin (B1 Vitamin), Riboflavin (B2 Vitamin), Folic Acid].
Fortification often compensates for processing losses.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Water And Soybean Oil. Contains 2% Or Less Of Each Of The Following Ingredients: Calcium Propionate.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Fumaric Acid, Sorbic Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Sodium Bicarbonate.
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator
In this product: Whole Wheat Flour And Yeast.
Industrial fermentation for additive production.
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