Wheat flatbreads
La Tortilla Factory ZERO NET CARB Carb Cutting Tortillas
11 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in salt
- Contains non-nutritive sweeteners
- Contains added sugars
- Contains palm oil
- Seed-oil free
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 39
La Tortilla Factory ZERO NET CARB Carb Cutting Tortillas scores 39 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: 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 Sucralose: In a 2022 randomized study, sucralose and saccharin altered the gut microbiome and impaired glucose responses in some people; a 2023 lab study raised questions about its by-product sucralose-6-acetate. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
Better tortillas and wraps
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Tortilla espanola Trader Joe's · 21.16 oz Not ultra-processed · Less salt Score 90 out of 100 , 51 points higher -
Carb Savvy Tortillas Trader Joe's · 280 g (10 × 28 g) Less salt · No non-nutritive sweeteners Score 71 out of 100 , 32 points higher -
Corn Tortillas 365 Whole Foods Market · 8 oz/226 g Less salt · No non-nutritive sweeteners Score 81 out of 100 , 42 points higher -
Organic blue corn tortilla rounds On The Border · 11 oz Not ultra-processed · Less salt Score 91 out of 100 , 52 points higher -
Whole Grain Corn Tortillas Romero's · 38 g Not ultra-processed · Less salt Score 93 out of 100 , 54 points higher
The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
ZERO NET CARB Carb Cutting Tortillas
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Sucralose minus 7.5 points
- Modified starch minus 2.5 points
- Wheat gluten minus 1.5 points
- Powdered cellulose minus 1.5 points
- Palm oil minus 1.5 points
- Sodium acid pyrophosphate minus 0.5 points
- Calcium phosphate minus 0.5 points
- Calcium propionate minus 0.5 points
- Sorbic acid minus 0.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 4 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 4.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Saturated fat 3.8 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Salt 1.8 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Fiber 35 g / 100 g plus 4 points
- Protein 17.5 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 61 = 39
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in salt (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [16]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 150 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 8.8 g |
| Saturated fat | 3.8 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 35 g |
| Sugars | 2.5 g |
| Added sugars | 0 g |
| Fiber | 35 g |
| Protein | 17.5 g |
| Salt | 1.8 g |
Serving: 1 tortilla (40 g)
Ingredients
- WATER
- MODIFIED WHEAT STARCH
- WHEAT PROTEIN ISOLATE
- CELLULOSE
- WHEAT LUTEN PALM FRUIT OIL
- OAT FIBER
- MONO-AND IGLYCERIDES (not recognized)
- SUGAR GUM (high concern)
- SEA SALT
- BAKING POWDER (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORN STARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE)
- YEAST
- FUMARIC ACID
- SODIUM STEAROLY LACTYLATE (DOUGH CONDITIONER)
- ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID)
- ENZYMES
- SALT
- CALCIUM PROPIONATE
- SORBIC ACID
- SUCRALOSE (moderate concern)
Label text, as published
WATER, MODIFIED WHEAT STARCH, WHEAT PROTEIN ISOLATE, CELLULOSE, WHEAT LUTEN PALM FRUIT OIL, OAT FIBER, MONO-AND IGLYCERIDES, SUGAR GUM, SEA SALT, BAKING POWDER (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORN STARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), YEAST, FUMARIC ACID, SODIUM STEAROLY LACTYLATE (DOUGH CONDITIONER), ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), ENZYMES, SALT, (CALCIUM PROPIONATE, SORBIC ACID), SUCRALOSE
Allergens and diets
Contains: Wheat, Gluten
- Not gluten-free
- Not palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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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Personalized microbiome-driven effects of non-nutritive sweeteners on human glucose tolerance
“As groups, each administered NNS distinctly altered stool and oral microbiome and plasma metabolome, whereas saccharin and sucralose significantly impaired glycemic responses.”
doi.org
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“Sucralose-6-acetate significantly increased the expression of genes associated with inflammation, oxidative stress, and cancer”
doi.org
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“EFSA’s experts concluded that the sweetener sucralose (E 955) continues to be safe for consumers for its currently authorised uses as a food additive.”
efsa.europa.eu
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WHO advises not to use non-sugar sweeteners for weight control in newly released guideline
“The recommendation is based on the findings of a systematic review of the available evidence which suggests that use of NSS does not confer any long-term benefit in reducing body fat in adults or children.”
who.int
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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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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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11. List of Permitted Preservatives (Lists of Permitted Food Additives)
“B.2 Butylated Hydroxyanisole n/a (a) Active dry yeasts (a) Preservative (a) 1,000 ppm n/a”
canada.ca
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“By applying a default uncertainty factor of 100, the Panel established a group ADI expressed as 11 mg sorbic acid/kg bw per day for sorbic acid (E 200) and its potassium salt (E 202).”
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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“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