Food
Guerrero Whole Wheat Flour Tortilla
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in salt
- Contains added sugars
- Contains emulsifiers studied for gut effects
- Seed-oil free
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 43
Guerrero Whole Wheat Flour Tortilla scores 43 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 7.5 points Cellulose gum (carboxymethylcellulose): In a small randomized feeding trial, carboxymethylcellulose modestly increased abdominal discomfort and reduced gut microbiota diversity; in mice it promoted low-grade inflammation. 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
Whole Wheat Flour Tortilla
Ingredients
- Molasses minus 20 points
- Cellulose gum (carboxymethylcellulose) minus 7.5 points
- Vegetable shortening minus 2.5 points
- Sodium acid pyrophosphate minus 1.5 points
- DATEM minus 1.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 3 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 3 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Saturated fat 3.7 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Salt 1.7 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Energy 268 kcal / 100 g minus 1 points
- Fiber 9.8 g / 100 g plus 4 points
- Protein 9.8 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 57 = 43
Can’t score above 79. Contains molasses, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in salt (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [12]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 268 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 8.5 g |
| Saturated fat | 3.7 g |
| Carbohydrates | 46.3 g |
| Sugars | 2.4 g |
| Added sugars | 0 g |
| Fiber | 9.8 g |
| Protein | 9.8 g |
| Salt | 1.7 g |
Serving: 1 tortilla (41 g)
Ingredients
- whole wheat flour
- water
- vegetable shortening (interesterified and hydrogenated soybean oils)
- contain (not recognized)
- salt
- baking soda
- sodium acid pyrophosphate
- datem
- cellulose gum (moderate concern)
- melasses (high concern)
- fumaric acid
- calcjum propionate and scrbic acid (to maintain freshness) (not recognized)
Label text, as published
whole wheat flour, water, vegetable shortening (interesterified and hydrogenated soybean oils), contain 2% or less of: salt, baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate, datem, cellulose gum, melasses, fumaric acid, and calcjum propionate and scrbic acid (to maintain freshness). contains: wheat
Allergens and diets
Contains: Soy, Wheat, Gluten
- Not gluten-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
More from Guerrero
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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“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
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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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“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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“The Panel concluded that there was no need for a numerical ADI and that there would be no safety concern at the reported uses and use levels for the unmodified and modified celluloses”
doi.org
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EFSA issues new advice on phosphates
“We estimated that dietary exposure to phosphates may exceed the new ADI for infants, toddlers and children with average consumption of phosphates in their diet.”
efsa.europa.eu
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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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“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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“Table 3: Criteria for drinks (per 100ml)”
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
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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