Medium - Soft Taco Flour Tortillas

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

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

• Modified Fats (Interesterified Soybean Oil And/Or Soybean Oil And/Or Canola Oil): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
• Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Emulsifiers (Mono And Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Guar Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Industrial Enzymes (Enzymes): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.

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 Medium - Soft Taco 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.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Propionate, Dough Conditioner (Sodium Metabisulfite, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Dicalcium Phosphate).

Natural sources but industrial application.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Fumaric Acid (Fumaric Acid, Soybean Oil).

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Bicarbonate.

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.