Is Tesco Mini Corn Soft Shell Tacos 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
- Gluten
- Humectant
- E422 Glycerol
- E450 Diphosphates
- E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose
- and 1 more
- 31 ingredients
- 12 additives
- Nutri-Score C
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium, Folic Acid, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Cornflour 19%, Palm Oil, Humectant (ultra-processing marker) (Glycerol (ultra-processing marker)), Wheat Gluten (ultra-processing marker), Raising Agents (Disodium Diphosphate (ultra-processing marker), Sodium Bicarbonate), Sugar (processing marker), Acidity Regulators (Citric Acid, Calcium Hydroxide), Preservatives (processing marker) (Potassium Sorbate (processing marker), Calcium Propionate), Emulsifier (ultra-processing marker) (mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids (ultra-processing marker)), Stabiliser (Sodium Carboxy Methyl Cellulose (ultra-processing marker)), Turmeric, Wheat Starch (processing marker), Flour Treatment Agent (L-Cysteine)
Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E282 Calcium propionate , E330 Citric acid , E422 Glycerol , E450 Diphosphates , E450i Disodium diphosphate , E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate , E526 Calcium hydroxide , E920 L-cysteine
As written on the pack
Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Calcium, Folic Acid, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin], Water, Cornflour (19%), Palm Oil, Humectant (Glycerol), Wheat Gluten, Raising Agents (Disodium Diphosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Sugar, Acidity Regulators (Citric Acid, Calcium Hydroxide), Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate, Calcium Propionate), Emulsifier (Mono - and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Stabiliser (Sodium Carboxy Methyl Cellulose), Turmeric, Wheat Starch, Flour Treatment Agent (L-Cysteine).
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.
- E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
- E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
- E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose Carboxymethyl cellulose is a thickener made by chemically modifying cellulose from wood or cotton.
- 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.
- Humectant Humectants are substances which prevent foods from drying out by counteracting the effect of an atmosphere having a low degree of humidity, or promote the dissolution of a powder in an aqueous medium.
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.
- Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.
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.
- E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Among 2,388 breads
From least to most processed, this one ranks 2295th. 71% of the breads here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5063250549618, last edited 3 July 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.