Is Trader Joe's Carb Savvy Tortillas ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 24 ingredients
- 11 additives
- Nutri-Score A
Less processed wheat flatbreads
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Water, wheat fiber (ultra-processing marker), wheat gluten (ultra-processing marker), whole wheat flour, wheat flour (wheat flour, to preservej, distilled vinegar), avocad0 oil, contains 2% and less of oat fiber, apple cider vinegar, wheat bran, citric acid (acidifier), palm oil, deactivated yeast, salt (processing marker), soy lecithin (ultra-processing marker), sodium alginate (ultra-processing marker), guar gum (ultra-processing marker), sodium bicarbonate, sodium acid pyrophosphate (ultra-processing marker), cornstarch (processing marker), monocalcium phosphate
Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E330 Citric acid , E341 Calcium phosphates , E341i Monocalcium phosphate , E401 Sodium alginate , E412 Guar gum , E450 Diphosphates , E450i Disodium diphosphate , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate
As written on the pack
Water, wheat fiber, wheat gluten, whole wheat flour, cultured wheat flour (cultured wheat flour [to preservej, distilled vinegar), avocad0 oil, contains 2% or less of oat fiber, organic apple cider vinegar, wheat bran, citric acid (acidifier), palm oil, deactivated yeast, salt, soy lecithin, sodium alginate, guar gum, sodium bicarbonate, sodium acid pyrophosphate, cornstarch, monocalcium phosphate,
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.
- E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
- E401 Sodium alginate A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
- E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
- E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
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.
- 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.
Among 149 wheat flatbreads
From least to most processed, this one ranks 131st. 92% of the wheat flatbreads here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00688857, last edited 22 August 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 A (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.