Tortillas

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Tortillas scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Stabilizers & Gums (Cellulose Gum, Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Industrial Enzymes (Enzymes): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
• Emulsifiers (Mono And Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Within Tortillas & Taco Shells, this product is more processed than about 57% of the 1,406 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 Tortillas' 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: Vegetable Oil Shortening (Palm Oil And/Or Soybean Oil).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Baking Powder (Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Aluminum Sulfate, Corn Starch, Calcium Sulfate, Monocalcium Phosphate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Of: Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters Of Mono-Diglycerides.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Dough Conditioner (Sodium Metabisulfite), To Preserve Freshness (Fumaric Acid, Propionic Acid, Phosphoric Acid, Benzoic Acid, Potassium Sorbate).

Natural sources but industrial application.