Is Old El Paso Gluten Free Tortillas ultra-processed?

6 Flatbreads Sold in the United Kingdom and Malaysia

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Emulsifier
E415 Xanthan gum
E422 Glycerol
E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

11 ingredients
3 additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed flatbreads

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

Tapioca starch (processing marker) 53%, water, white corn masa flour 8%, stabilisers (glycerol (ultra-processing marker), xanthan gum (ultra-processing marker)), quinoa flour 4%, amaranth flour, emulsifier (ultra-processing marker) (mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (ultra-processing marker)), salt (processing marker)

Additives: E415 Xanthan gum , E422 Glycerol , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

As written on the pack

Tapioca starch (53%), water, white corn masa flour (8%), stabilisers (glycerol, xanthan gum), quinoa flour (4%), amaranth flour, emulsifier (mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids), salt.

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.
E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.

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.
Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 345 flatbreads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 210th. 75% of the flatbreads 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 345 flatbreads, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8410076473974, last edited 14 May 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.