Flour Tortilla, Flour

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Modified Fats (Interesterified Soybean Oil): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
• Dough Conditioners (L-Cysteine): Industrial bread additives not used in home baking.
• Emulsifiers (Monoglycerides And Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Industrial Enzymes (Enzymes): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.

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 Flour Tortilla, Flour's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Baking Powder (Corn Starch, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Calcium Carbonate, Sodium Bicarbonate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Molasses.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate, Calcium Propionate, Fumaric Acid, Sorbic Acid), Sodium Metabisulfite.

Natural sources but industrial application.