Taquitos Flour Tortillas

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Modified Starches (Modified Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Industrial Enzymes (Pasteurized Process Cheddar Cheese (Cheddar Cheese (Cultured Pasteurized Milk, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto), Water, Palm Oil, Rennet Casein, Modified Potato Starch, Sodium Phosphates, Salt, Lactic Acid, Natural Flavor, Annatto Color), Enzymes): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
• Other Additives (Chili Paste (Chili Peppers, Dried Onion And Garlic, Yeast Extract, Salt, Spices Including Paprika, Beef Extract, Citric Acid, Oleoresin Of Paprika)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Natural Flavors (Flavor (With Citric Acid)): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Within Frozen Appetizers, this product is more processed than about 39% of the 4,714 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 Taquitos 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 Oil (Soybean, Sunflower, Canola And/Or Corn Oil).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Chloride, Cheddar Flavor (Corn Syrup Solids, Cheddar Cheese (Cultured Pasteurized Milk, Salt, Enzymes), Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Disodium Phosphate, Salt, Annatto Extractives (Color)), Tortilla Blend (Salt, Rice Flour, Yeast, Cellulose Gum, Guar Gum, Wheat Flour, Sodium Bicarbonate, Wheat Starch, Potato Starch, Dough Conditioners (Sodium Metabisulfite, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, L-Cysteine, Mono And Diglycerides, Dicalcium Phosphate), Microcrystalline Cellulose, Silicon Dioxide (To Prevent Caking)).

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Annatto.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Beef Flavor (Beef Stock, Beef Broth, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Maltodextrin, Salt, Beef Extract, Flavor, Smoke Flavor, Beef Flavor, Beef Fat, Grill Flavor From Vegetable Oil, Silicon Dioxide As Anticaking Agent), Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.