Is Guerrero 6" Corn Tortillas, White Corn ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 10 ingredients
- 6 additives
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Corn masa flour, water, contains 2% and less of (cellulose gum (ultra-processing marker)), guar gum (ultra-processing marker), amylase, and propionic acid, benzoic acid, phosphoric acid (to maintain freshness (processing marker))
Additives: E1100 Alpha-Amylase , E210 Benzoic acid , E280 Propionic acid , E338 Phosphoric acid , E412 Guar gum , E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose
As written on the pack
Corn masa flour, water, contains 2% or less of: cellulose gum, guar gum, amylase, and propionic acid, benzoic acid and phosphoric acid (to maintain freshness).
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.
- E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
- E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose Carboxymethyl cellulose is a thickener made by chemically modifying cellulose from wood or cotton.
1 ingredient 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.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0048564221080, last edited 23 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
- The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.