Is CarbCounter Soft Taco Flour Tortillas ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 27 ingredients
- 11 additives
- Nutri-Score C
Less processed wheat flatbreads
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Water, Modified wheat starch (ultra-processing marker), Wheat protein, Cellulose (ultra-processing marker), flour (Wheat flour, Niacin, Reduced iron, Thiamine mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic acid), Contains 2% and less of the following (Extra virgin olive oil (processing marker)), Salt (processing marker), Xanthan Gum (ultra-processing marker), Sorbic Acid, Aluminum-free leavening (Sodium bicarbonate, Com starch, Monocalcium phosphate), Preservatives (processing marker) (Calcium propionate, Sorbic acid), Dough conditioner (Fumaric Acid, mono- and Diglycerides (ultra-processing marker), Sodium metabisulphite)
Additives: E200 Sorbic acid , E223 Sodium metabisulphite , E282 Calcium propionate , E297 Fumaric acid , E341 Calcium phosphates , E341i Monocalcium phosphate , E415 Xanthan gum , E460 Cellulose , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate
As written on the pack
Water, Modified wheat starch, Wheat protein, Cellulose, Enriched unbleached flour (Wheat flour, Niacin, Reduced iron, Thiamine mononitrate, Riboflavin and Folic acid), Contains 2% or less of the following: Extra virgin olive oil, Salt, Xanthan Gum, Sorbic Acid, Aluminum-free leavening (Sodium bicarbonate, Com starch, Monocalcium phosphate), Preservatives (Calcium propionate, Sorbic acid), Dough conditioner (Fumaric Acid, Mono-and Diglycerides, Sodium metabisulphite). Contains Wheat.
What makes it ultra-processed
Cosmetic additives
Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.
- E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
- E460 Cellulose A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
- Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
4 ingredients that would only make it processed
Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Among 149 wheat flatbreads
From least to most processed, this one ranks 81st. 92% of the wheat flatbreads here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0027331001414, last edited 4 June 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
- Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
- NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of C (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.