Meals
Tumaro's 9 Grains And Super Seeds
11.2 oz/320 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains emulsifiers studied for gut effects
- Contains seed oils
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 47
Tumaro's 9 Grains And Super Seeds scores 47 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 7.5 points Sodium metabisulfite: Sulfites must be declared above 10 mg/kg in the EU and UK and at 10 ppm or more in the US because some people, especially people with asthma, react to them. Regulatory
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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Organic blue corn tortilla rounds On The Border · 11 oz Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 91 out of 100 , 44 points higher -
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The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
9 Grains And Super Seeds
Ingredients
- Honey minus 20 points
- Sodium metabisulfite minus 7.5 points
- Wheat gluten minus 2.5 points
- Canola oil minus 1.5 points
- Calcium propionate minus 1.5 points
- Lecithin minus 1.5 points
- Mono- and diglycerides minus 0.5 points
- Guar gum minus 0.5 points
- Potassium sorbate minus 0.5 points
- Xanthan gum minus 0.5 points
- Calcium phosphate minus 0.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 3 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 3 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Salt 0.4 g / 100 g minus 1 points
- Fiber 17.5 g / 100 g plus 4 points
- Protein 12.5 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 53 = 47
Can’t score above 79. Contains honey, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 150 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 5 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 30 g |
| Sugars | 2.5 g |
| Added sugars | 0 g |
| Fiber | 17.5 g |
| Protein | 12.5 g |
| Salt | 0.4 g |
Serving: 1 wrap (40 g)
Ingredients
- WATER
- OAT FIBER
- ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID)
- VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN
- SOY FLOUR
- CANOLA OIL
- NINE GRAIN FLOUR (HARD RED WHEAT, SOFT WHITE WHEAT, BARLEY, RYE, OATS, CORN GRITS, MILLET, BUCKWHEAT, FLAXSEED)
- CALCIUM PROPIONATE
- DRIED HONEY POWDER (high concern)
- CHIA SEEDS
- LECITHIN
- MONO-DIGLYCERIDES
- SALT
- FUMARIC ACID
- GUAR GUM
- POTASSIUM SORBATE
- XANTHAN GUM
- BAKING POWDER (MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORNSTARCH)
- ENZYMES
- SODIUM METABISULFITE (moderate concern)
Label text, as published
WATER, OAT FIBER, ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, SOY FLOUR, CANOLA OIL, NINE GRAIN FLOUR (HARD RED WHEAT, SOFT WHITE WHEAT, BARLEY, RYE, OATS, CORN GRITS, MILLET, BUCKWHEAT, FLAXSEED), CALCIUM PROPIONATE*, DRIED HONEY POWDER, CHIA SEEDS, LECITHIN, MONO-DIGLYCERIDES, SALT, FUMARIC ACID*, GUAR GUM, POTASSIUM SORBATE*, XANTHAN GUM, BAKING POWDER (MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORNSTARCH), ENZYMES, SODIUM METABISULFITE*.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Soy, Wheat, Gluten, Sulphites
- Not vegan
- Not gluten-free
- 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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Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers
“ANNEX II SUBSTANCES OR PRODUCTS CAUSING ALLERGIES OR INTOLERANCES 1. Cereals containing gluten, namely: wheat, rye, barley, oats, spelt, kamut or their hybridised strains”
eur-lex.europa.eu
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“1. Cereals containing gluten, namely: wheat (such as spelt and khorasan wheat), rye, barley, oats or their hybridised strains, and products thereof”
legislation.gov.uk
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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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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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“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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“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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21 CFR 182.3640 Potassium sorbate
ecfr.gov
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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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“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