FLOUR TORTILLAS

How it scored 65 / 100

Nutrition snapshot

Ingredients 24 listed

• 1 Flour
  Powder from milled grain, typically wheat (Triticum spp.) unless otherwise specified.
  Low
• 2 Water
  Water intended for human consumption; the most common ingredient in processed foods and beverages. Bottled water is regulated as a food unde…
  Safe
• 3 Vegetable Fat
  Generic umbrella term for any solid or semi-solid fat of plant origin, without specifying source (could be palm, coconut, hydrogenated soybe…
  Low
• 4 Glycerol
  Glycerol (glycerin, E422) is a sugar alcohol that is a colorless, viscous, sweet-tasting liquid.
  Low
• 5 Salt
  Sodium chloride (NaCl), a crystalline mineral compound composed of roughly 40% sodium and 60% chloride by mass.
  Low
• 6 Raising Agent
  Umbrella label for one or more leavening agents (e.g., sodium bicarbonate, baking powder, ammonium bicarbonate, monocalcium phosphate).
  Safe
• 7 Wheat Protein
  Protein fraction extracted from wheat (Triticum aestivum), primarily gluten (gliadin and glutenin). Sold as vital wheat gluten, hydrolyzed w…
  Low
• 8 Preservative
  Generic umbrella term for unspecified preservative additive(s).
  Low
• 9 Flour Treatment Agent
  Generic class of additives used to improve baking quality of flour (oxidizers, reducers, bleaching agents) — e.g., ascorbic acid, L-cysteine…
  Low
• 10 Wheat Flour
  Powder ground from wheat grain (Triticum aestivum). Contains starch, gluten-forming proteins (gliadin, glutenin), bran, and germ depending o…
  Low
• 11 Nicotinic Acid
  Nicotinic acid (niacin or vitamin B3, pyridine-3-carboxylic acid). E375 is the EU additive code for its use as a vitamin/nutrient added to f…
  Low
• 12 Reduced Iron
  Elemental iron powder (Fe) produced by reducing iron oxide with hydrogen or carbon monoxide; used as a food fortificant.
  Low
• 13 Thiamin Mononitrate
  Synthetic, stable form of vitamin B1 (thiamine). The nitrate salt is preferred for fortification because it tolerates heat and humidity bett…
  Low
• 14 Riboflavin
  Riboflavin (vitamin B2), a water-soluble B vitamin. Used as a yellow-orange food color (E101) and as a vitamin fortificant.
  Low
• 15 Folic Acid
  Synthetic form of folate (vitamin B9). Pteroylmonoglutamic acid, a water-soluble B vitamin essential for DNA synthesis and red blood cell fo…
  Low
• 16 Olive Oil
  Oil pressed from olives (Olea europaea).
  Safe
• 17 Corn Starch
  Starch isolated from the endosperm of corn kernels. Composed of amylose and amylopectin (glucose polymers).
  Low
• 18 Monocalcium Phosphate
  Monocalcium phosphate (Ca(H2PO4)2), an inorganic acid salt.
  Low
• 19 Calcium Propionate
  Calcium propionate, the calcium salt of propionic acid, used as a preservative against mold and certain bacteria.
  Low
• 20 Sorbic Acid
  Sorbic acid, an unsaturated fatty acid used as a preservative against mold, yeast, and certain bacteria.
  Low
• 21 Fumaric Acid
  Naturally occurring organic acid (HOOCCH=CHCOOH) found in fumitory, mushrooms, and lichens; produced industrially from maleic anhydride.
  Low
• 22 Xanthan Gum
  Xanthan gum is a high-molecular-weight polysaccharide produced by aerobic fermentation of glucose or sucrose by the bacterium Xanthomonas ca…
  Low
• 23 Mono- And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids
  Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (E471), made by partial hydrolysis of fats and oils.
  Low
• 24 Palm Oil
  Edible oil extracted from the mesocarp of the fruit of Elaeis guineensis (oil palm). Semi-solid at room temperature; ~50% saturated fat (mos…
  Moderate