Flour Tortillas — DUMP

Munch or Dump rates Flour Tortillas by Usm DUMP — score 20/90.

Partially hydrogenated soybean oil plus a 20-ingredient stack of preservatives, emulsifiers and gums on a refined white-flour base. This is an ultra-processed tortilla, not a simple flatbread.

Why this verdict

• Hydrogenated soybean oil — a trans-fat source that damages cholesterol
• Refined enriched white flour, not whole grain — fast blood-sugar spike
• Three preservatives plus two aluminum leavening agents
• Mono/diglycerides, cellulose gum and xanthan gum stacked for fake softness
• 20+ ingredients — a lab-built flatbread, not a simple one

Ingredients (20)

• Enriched wheat flour (moderate) — Refined flour with synthetic vitamins added back; spikes blood sugar.
• HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL (harmful) — Hydrogenated oil — a direct source of trans fat linked to heart disease. Auto-DUMP trigger.
• Soybean Oil (moderate) — Refined seed oil standing in for cream or butter; high in omega-6.
• Mono and Diglycerides (moderate) — Emulsifier that can carry trace trans fat; marker of ultra-processing.
• Dextrose (concerning) — A second added sugar (pure glucose) that hits the bloodstream even faster than sucrose.
• calcium propionate (moderate) — Mold-inhibiting preservative. Generally tolerated but a marker of long shelf-life processing.
• Potassium Sorbate (moderate) — Synthetic preservative; generally tolerated but a processing marker.
• Sodium Metabisulfite (concerning) — Sulfite preservative that can trigger reactions in asthmatics and sulfite-sensitive people.
• Sodium aluminum phosphate (moderate) — Aluminum-containing leavening/emulsifying salt.
• Sodium Aluminum Sulfate (concerning) — Second aluminum leavener — doubling up on industrial dough chemistry.
• Cellulose Gum (moderate) — Another stabilizer layered on top of the gels and gums.
• Xanthan Gum (moderate) — Lab-produced stabilizer for texture; mild gut effects in large amounts.
• Fumaric acid (moderate) — Acidulant for shelf life and dough handling. Industrial additive, not something you'd add at home.
• Salt (moderate) — Added sodium for flavour.
• Corn Starch (moderate) — Pure refined starch for texture; empty carbohydrate.
• Sodium Bicarbonate (safe) — Baking soda raising agent, completely benign in this quantity.
• yeast (safe) — Normal leavening agent; harmless.
• Water (safe) — Inert; just adjusts texture.
• rice flour (moderate) — Another refined starch with little fibre or nutrition.
• enzymes (safe) — Rennet/enzymes coagulate the milk into curds. A traditional, harmless cheesemaking agent.