Soft Taco Style Flour Tortillas

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Chemical Preservatives (Calcium Propionate And Potassium Sorbate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Emulsifiers (Mono- And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Industrial Enzymes (Enzymes): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Guar Gum, Cellulose Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in 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 Soft Taco Style 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 (Palm And Soybean Oil).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Sulfate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Dextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Baking Soda, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate.

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

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

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.