Breads
Pueblo Lindo Flour Tortillas Large-Burrito
20 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains emulsifiers studied for gut effects
- Contains seed oils
- Contains palm oil
Why it scores 36
Pueblo Lindo Flour Tortillas Large-Burrito scores 36 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 5 points Salt 1.2 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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Flour Tortillas Vista Hermosa · 12 oz Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 93 out of 100 , 57 points higher -
Flour tortilla Tortilla Land · 60 oz/3.75 lb/170 kg Not ultra-processed · No gut-studied emulsifiers Score 77 out of 100 , 41 points higher -
Flour Tortillas De Casa · 43 g Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 86 out of 100 , 50 points higher -
Chickpea Flour Tortilla Siete · 200 g No added sugars · No gut-studied emulsifiers Score 80 out of 100 , 44 points higher -
Flour Tortilla La Flor · 18 oz Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 84 out of 100 , 48 points higher
The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Flour Tortillas Large-Burrito
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Vegetable shortening minus 2.5 points
- Palm oil minus 2.5 points
- Rice bran oil minus 1.5 points
- Calcium phosphate minus 1.5 points
- Sodium aluminum sulfate minus 1.5 points
- Mono- and diglycerides minus 0.5 points
- Guar gum minus 0.5 points
- Wheat gluten minus 0.5 points
- Sodium aluminum phosphate minus 0.5 points
- Sodium propionate minus 0.5 points
- Calcium propionate minus 0.5 points
- Potassium sorbate 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 3.5 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Salt 1.2 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Energy 296 kcal / 100 g minus 1 points
100 − 64.5 = 35.5 → 36
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 296 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 7 g |
| Saturated fat | 3.5 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 50.7 g |
| Sugars | 0 g |
| Added sugars | 0 g |
| Fiber | 2.8 g |
| Protein | 7 g |
| Salt | 1.2 g |
Serving: 1 tortilla (71 g)
Ingredients
- Enriched flour
- water
- vegetable shortening
- palm oil
- rice bran oil
- sodium bicarbonate
- monocalcium phosphate
- sodium aluminum sulfate
- corn starch
- salt
- sugar (high concern)
- fumaric acid
- distilled monoglycerides
- guar gum
- wheat gluten
- aluminum potassium sulfate
- sodium aluminum phosphate
- sodium propionate
- calcium propionate
- potassium sorbate
- monoglycerides
- enzymes
Label text, as published
Enriched flour, water, vegetable shortening, palm oil, rice bran oil, sodium bicarbonate, monocalcium phosphate, sodium aluminum sulfate, corn starch, salt, sugar, fumaric acid, distilled monoglycerides, guar gum, wheat gluten, aluminum potassium sulfate, sodium aluminum phosphate, sodium propionate, calcium propionate, potassium sorbate, monoglycerides, enzymes
Allergens and diets
Contains: Wheat, Gluten
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- 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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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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“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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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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“In addition, EFSA considers that the revised TWI is generally exceeded for high consumers, especially children, in a significant part of the Union.”
eur-lex.europa.eu
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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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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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21 CFR 182.3640 Potassium sorbate
ecfr.gov
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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