Wheat flatbreads
Trader Joe's Sonora style flour tortillas
18 oz (1 lb 2 oz), 510 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains emulsifiers studied for gut effects
- Contains seed oils
Why it scores 53
Trader Joe's Sonora style flour tortillas scores 53 out of 100 (Okay) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Molasses: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
- minus 3 points Salt 1.1 g / 100 g: High in salt. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Sonora style flour tortillas
Ingredients
- Molasses minus 20 points
- Sunflower oil minus 2.5 points
- Mono- and diglycerides minus 2.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Salt 1.1 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 302 kcal / 100 g minus 1 points
100 − 47 = 53
Can’t score above 79. Contains molasses, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 302 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 10.5 g |
| Carbohydrates | 46.5 g |
| Added sugars | 3.2 g |
| Fiber | 2.3 g |
| Protein | 4.7 g |
| Salt | 1.1 g |
Serving: 1 tortilla (43 g)
Ingredients
- WHEAT FLOUR
- WATER
- SUNFLOWER OIL
- MONO-AND DIGLYCERIDES (TO PRESERVE)
- SEA SALT
- CULTURED SUGAR (TO PRESERVE)
- CULTURED DEXTROSE (TO PRESERVE. MOLASSES, BAKING POWDER (MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE SODIUM BICARBONATE CORNSTARCH))
Label text, as published
WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, SUNFLOWER OIL, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF MONO-AND DIGLYCERIDES (TO PRESERVE), SEA SALT, CULTURED SUGAR (TO PRESERVE), CULTURED DEXTROSE (TO PRESERVE. MOLASSES, BAKING POWDER (MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE SODIUM BICARBONATE CORNSTARCH). CONTAINS WHEAT.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Wheat, Gluten
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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Carb Balance Whole Wheat Mission · 8 tortilla wraps 12 oz (340 g) Ultra-processedContains non-nutritive sweetenersContains emulsifiers studied for gut effectsSeed-oil free Score 38 out of 100 Poor -
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More from Trader Joe's
Sources
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
efsa.europa.eu
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“replacement of saturated fat in the diet with linoleic acid effectively lowers serum cholesterol but does not support the hypothesis that this translates to a lower risk of death from coronary heart disease or all causes.”
doi.org
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“These data provide support for current recommendations to replace saturated fat with polyunsaturated fat for primary prevention of CHD.”
doi.org
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“This study found positive associations between risk of CVD and intake of five individual and two groups of food additive emulsifiers widely used in industrial foods.”
doi.org
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Re-evaluation of mono- and di-glycerides of fatty acids (E 471) as food additives
“The available studies did not raise any concern with regard to genotoxicity.”
doi.org
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“For adults, WHO recommends less than 2000 mg/day of sodium (equivalent to less than 5 g/day salt), or just under a teaspoon.”
who.int
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“Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”
doi.org
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Dietary emulsifiers impact the mouse gut microbiota promoting colitis and metabolic syndrome
“carboxymethylcellulose and polysorbate-80, induced low-grade inflammation and obesity/metabolic syndrome in wild-type hosts and promoted robust colitis in mice predisposed to this disorder.”
doi.org
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“Relative to control subjects, CMC consumption modestly increased postprandial abdominal discomfort and perturbed gut microbiota composition in a way that reduced its diversity.”
doi.org