Fresh & Soft Flour Tortillas

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Fresh & Soft Flour Tortillas scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Emulsifiers (Monoglycerol Esters Of Fatty Acids): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Industrial Enzymes (Enzymes): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Cellulose Gum, Guar Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Tortillas & Taco Shells, this product is more processed than about 36% 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 Fresh & Soft Flour 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 Shortening (Cottonseed, Palm And/Or Corn Oil).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Of: Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Baking Soda.

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Fumaric Acid And Calcium Propionate, Sorbic Acid And Benzoic Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.