Is La Banderita Soft and Thin Flin Flour Tortilla ultra-processed?

10 oz White breads Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E415 Xanthan gum
E450 Diphosphates

7 ingredients
4 additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed white breads

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Flour, Water, Vegetable shortening (processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Sodium pyrophosphate (ultra-processing marker), Calcium propionate, Xanthan gum (ultra-processing marker)

Additives: E282 Calcium propionate , E415 Xanthan gum , E450 Diphosphates , E450iii Tetrasodium diphosphate

As written on the pack

Flour - Water - Vegetable shortening - Salt - Sodium pyrophosphate - Calcium propionate - Xanthan gum

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.
E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.

2 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.

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Vegetable fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 367 white breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 124th. 86% of the white breads here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 367 white breads, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0027331033286, last edited 26 February 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.