Is Santa Maria Super Soft 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:
- Emulsifier
- Vegetable fiber
- E415 Xanthan gum
- E422 Glycerol
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
- 16 ingredients
- 5 additives
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
maize flour 44%, water, stabiliser (glycerol (ultra-processing marker), xanthan gum (ultra-processing marker)), psyllium husk (ultra-processing marker), vegetable oils (processing marker) (fully refined rapeseed oil, fully refined sunflower oil), emulsifier (ultra-processing marker) (mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (ultra-processing marker)), acid (malic acid), preservative (processing marker) (calcium propionate), salt (processing marker)
Additives: E282 Calcium propionate , E296 Malic acid , E415 Xanthan gum , E422 Glycerol , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
As written on the pack
maize flour (44%), water, stabiliser (glycerol, xanthan gum), psyllium husk, vegetable oils (fully refined rapeseed oil, fully refined sunflower oil), emulsifier (mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids), acid (malic acid), preservative (calcium propionate), 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.
Substances rarely used in home kitchens
Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.
- Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
3 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.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7311312008305, last edited 2 April 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.