Wheat breads
Trader Joe's Homestyle Flour Tortillas
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Contains palm oil
Why it scores 49
Trader Joe's Homestyle Flour Tortillas scores 49 out of 100 (Okay) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Honey: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
- minus 5 points Salt 1.5 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 Receipt
Homestyle Flour Tortillas
Ingredients
- Honey minus 20 points
- Sunflower oil minus 2.5 points
- Wheat gluten minus 2.5 points
- Palm oil minus 1.5 points
- Soy lecithin minus 1.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 2 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 1.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Salt 1.5 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Energy 309 kcal / 100 g minus 1 points
- Protein 9.1 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 51.5 = 48.5 → 49
Can’t score above 79. Contains honey, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 309 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 9.1 g |
| Saturated fat | 0.9 g |
| Carbohydrates | 47.3 g |
| Sugars | 1.8 g |
| Added sugars | 1.8 g |
| Fiber | 1.8 g |
| Protein | 9.1 g |
| Salt | 1.5 g |
Serving: 1 tortilla (55 g)
Ingredients
- UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE, MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC, ACID)
- WATER
- SUNFLOWER OIL
- HONEY (high concern)
- CULTURED WHEAT FLOUR (TO, PRESERVE)
- DISTILLED VINEGAR
- SALT
- WHEAT GLUTEN
- SODIUM ACID
- PYROPHOSPHATE (not recognized)
- SODIUM
- BICARBONATE (not recognized)
- CITRIC ACID
- (ACIDIFIER) (not recognized)
- PALM OIL
- SOY LECITHIN
Label text, as published
UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR,, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN,, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE, MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC, ACID), WATER, SUNFLOWER OIL,, HONEY, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF, CULTURED WHEAT FLOUR (TO, PRESERVE), DISTILLED VINEGAR, SALT,, WHEAT GLUTEN, SODIUM ACID, PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM, BICARBONATE, CITRIC ACID, (ACIDIFIER), PALM OIL, SOY LECITHIN.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Soy, Wheat, Gluten
- Not vegan
- Not gluten-free
- Not palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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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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Saturated fatty acid and trans-fatty acid intake for adults and children: WHO guideline
“WHO recommends that adults and children reduce saturated fatty acid intake to 10% of total energy intake (strong recommendation).”
who.int
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Process contaminants in vegetable oils and foods
“The highest levels of GE, as well as 3-MCPD and 2-MCPD (including esters) were found in palm oils and palm fats, followed by other oils and fats.”
efsa.europa.eu
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“Glycidyl fatty acid esters, expressed as glycidol”
eur-lex.europa.eu
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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